>> the fun's in the trying
I agree.
Also, it almost feels liberating to think that there IS NO "one best variety".
There's what grows fastest in one area, what yields the most, what needs least irrigation, what survives the cold years best, what survives the hot, dry years best, what tastes best in good years, what tastes OK in stressed years, what resists pest #1 best, what survives disease #7 best ...
Every possible breeding goal can be in the melting pot of a landrace, and each grower's situation and concerns define what goals matter most to that grower.
With enough genetic diversity to draw on, all those goals can contribute to the population of genes most sought after.
