Good things to keep in mind.
The tray I'm using is just one designed for the pot itself. If the puddle stays in the bottom for more than a half hour or so I empty it. I had Al foil positioned to reflect more light to it. It began to bend away from the foil within the half hour so I assumed the heat was too much for it.
I'm only growing it in the pot to ensure it survives childhood. Once I determine the sex and it's big enough to live on it's own I'll move it. It seems to be doing much better than previous attempts, and I assume it's because of conservative watering and constant attention. I check on it every half hour or so when it's in sunlight to make sure nothing went wrong, and to fix it quickly when it does.
My property is level in some places, hills in others, and I know the flow of water in the soil. I have several options for conitions to grow:
-Flat ground lower than surrounding areas
-Flat ground higher than surrounding areas
-Sloped ground with average water runoff
-Sloped ground that diverts water (not a stream or body of water, but when the snow melts in the spring it makes what looks like a stream)
I have all of those conditions with different plantlife, some parts are my lawn, others are bushes and weeds, others are woods. The place I selected is the higher flat ground where there are ditches that are designed to take water down the hill. (We planted almost every tree on the property minus the woods, the ditches were designed to flow rainwater different paths of this area and spread out before hitting the lawn...makeshift irrigation).
My father is quite good with plants, unfortunately his job requires his to carry a gun and a badge
He doesn't care that I consume the plant, he just doesn't want to hear about it.
