Thanks for the kind words fellas. This seemed the most heat resistant strain of my moms so she was the choice.
I haven't done any res temps but root development is strong thus far. I drilled out all the holes in the upper chamber that lead to the lower res and drilled one more hole in the corner to pass a tube through to the res for an airstone that runs 24/7. I've kept up with cleaning the drip ring and only had one problem thus far with the waterfarm.
The drip ring went dry and I thought the pump died. I carefully pulled out the airline and drip ring down tube and found the airline was a little clogged and had pulled out of the fitting the secures it to the down tube. Once that was reassembled things were right back on track.
FF: I'm in hydroton which came with the WF and it's worked remarkably well. I couldn't see a reason to switch to coco unless I didn't have the hydroton. Funny thing with the LSTing of this plant...
I ran some wire around the farm, below the top lip of the upper bucket, and trained with ties anchored to it. I was trying to be gentle as I was pulling on large woody branches. After one session I realized the entire plant ripped in half at the top of the meristem. The tear was huge and I thought it would stunt this thing big time, if it even made it. I taped it together and didn't even slow down. Hydro power I guess.
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