Chocolate Chunk + Purple Hindu Kush in Flood & Drain coco/perlite by Bandit420

[Zen_seeker]

Picked up my meds and bulk supplies from Costco yesterday and found myself humming some A$AP Rocky on the way out after some impulse buys

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My wife told me a week or two back that she missed my making chocolate bark. I remembered to buy the ingredients she likes last weekend and made some Monday. I normally use semisweet or just dark chocolate but she loves milk chocolate.



That’s all that’s left from a full pan and son has hardly had any.

 

[Bandit420]

My wife told me a week or two back that she missed my making chocolate bark. I remembered to buy the ingredients she likes last weekend and made some Monday. I normally use semisweet or just dark chocolate but she loves milk chocolate.

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That’s all that’s left from a full pan and son has hardly had any.

Ever have Dubai chocolate? It's only been around since 2021 so it's newish.
It's on a whole other level.
When costco gets it, a full pallet usually sells out by the afternoon. I got there in the morning and hit the jackpot.
The Lindor went in the freezer for the holidays and will probably cut the cake into 3rds and freeze two of them. The other bag stays in the fridge until it's empty.

 

[Bandit420]

The latest to fall in this equipment Game of Thrones....Grove Bags.

Meet the new new.

 

[Stoneyluv]

The latest to fall in this equipment Game of Thrones....Grove Bags.

Meet the new new.

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too funny man, thats my current seed vault!!!!! btw, one of the best containers in general that i've had to date...

 

[Bandit420]

too funny man, thats my current seed vault!!!!! btw, one of the best containers in general that i've had to date...

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Rubbermaid Twinsies!!!!
Maybe one of the best prime day deals I've ever come across and am going for more in a few days.
Picked up various sizes and the Boost back in July just to see if they could be used for curing and would give what I didn't want to my wife for the kitchen.
She used the biggest for a cut up melon and it kept so fresh so long she confiscated all the new containers. I got four back but will get more for me and some large ones and extra small for the kitchen.
Did your tail wag too when you heard that little hiss of air being vacuumed out when you seal the lid? The number of days they can keep a cut up watermelon fresh and crispy is shocking. 5 days has been the longest for me so far.
But yeah I've brought all my Steeltainers out of retirement, a couple C-Vaults, and some new rubbermaid Brilliants for curing weed.
Lining with parchment after lessons learned and using Boosts but only because Boveda wasn't on the prime day sale last time

 

[Stoneyluv]

Rubbermaid Twinsies!!!!

i'll smoke to that!!!!

Maybe one of the best prime day deals I've ever come across and am going for more in a few days.

oh nice, i wasn't aware it was a prime sale item, i might have paid sticker for mine.. i hope this sale is a little better than the last one. i have a whole list of stuff i wanna look for next week!

Picked up various sizes and the Boost back in July just to see if they could be used for curing and would give what I didn't want to my wife for the kitchen.
She used the biggest for a cut up melon and it kept so fresh so long she confiscated all the new containers. I got four back but will get more for me and some large ones and extra small for the kitchen.

i'd like a few more and various sizes would be great mostly larger ones though and maybe just three or four smaller ones.

Did your tail wag too when you heard that little hiss of air being vacuumed out when you seal the lid?

taking the lid off is just as gradifying!! plus i like that they're clear!! we use some glad ones in the fridge and they seal great, they do. but man is you lift them by the corner or side to move them around they're not as strong and the seal breaks while moving it sometimes. so it would be great to reitire those old glad ones..

ining with parchment after lessons learned and using Boosts but only because Boveda wasn't on the prime day sale last time

have you ever used that boost brand before?

 

[Bandit420]

i'll smoke to that!!!!



oh nice, i wasn't aware it was a prime sale item, i might have paid sticker for mine.. i hope this sale is a little better than the last one. i have a whole list of stuff i wanna look for next week!



i'd like a few more and various sizes would be great mostly larger ones though and maybe just three or four smaller ones.



taking the lid off is just as gradifying!! plus i like that they're clear!! we use some glad ones in the fridge and they seal great, they do. but man is you lift them by the corner or side to move them around they're not as strong and the seal breaks while moving it sometimes. so it would be great to reitire those old glad ones..



have you ever used that boost brand before?

Yes I've used Boost, Boveda, and Integra. They're all the same thing IMO but Boveda is usually most expensive of all three and most common/popular/widely available.
So I'll take Boveda if on sale but if not, whichever is the best deal for the size I'm looking for.

I use loose fitting parchment to keep trichs off the container but also have something between the weed and pack.

I don't keep the RH pack in there for the life of that weed though. After about 3-5 weeks in cure with the pack, I pull the pack, seal the container, and drop my cooler to below freezing for long term storage.

Prime day deals on the rubbermaid are worthy of the wait for sure IMO. The 5 pack of 4.7 was normally $35 but prime day was $17. I want more because I like to cure in 1oz batches at a time and those 4.7s fit 1oz perfect. But no way I'd pay $35 after only paying $17 so now I watch the sale like a hawk.
Got the size my wife wanted at 30% for early prime day yesterday. The 4.7s are down to $27 but I'm hoping it drops another $10

 

[Stoneyluv]

Yes I've used Boost, Boveda, and Integra. They're all the same thing IMO but Boveda is usually most expensive of all three and most common/popular/widely available.
So I'll take Boveda if on sale but if not, whichever is the best deal for the size I'm looking for.

great to know man, i value your input on stuff like that and have really only used the boveda brand up to this point.

I don't keep the RH pack in there for the life of that weed though. After about 3-5 weeks in cure with the pack, I pull the pack, seal the container, and drop my cooler to below freezing for long term storage.

it's kind of how i've been doing it as well, i get the bud to where i like it and been sealing up but instead of the deep freeze because i don't have that i've been using my diy cannatrol. i have it set to 50 degrees and i've been storing it all in there. i won't really know if it keeps it till a few years from now but in my mind it's working!!

Prime day deals on the rubbermaid are worthy of the wait for sure IMO. The 5 pack of 4.7 was normally $35 but prime day was $17. I want more because I like to cure in 1oz batches at a time and those 4.7s fit 1oz perfect. But no way I'd pay $35 after only paying $17 so now I watch the sale like a hawk.
Got the size my wife wanted at 30% for early prime day yesterday. The 4.7s are down to $27 but I'm hoping it drops another $10

oh shit i better watch for a deal because i looked and i paid $15 just for the one!!!! not one pack.. no packs at all just one container!!

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hey i know you like cool metal art, i was doing some work for a new customer today and she asked me if i wanted this, i said hell yeah!!

i'm gonna give a fresh coat of paint,, maybe even paint in the eye..

 

[Bandit420]

great to know man, i value your input on stuff like that and have really only used the boveda brand up to this point.



it's kind of how i've been doing it as well, i get the bud to where i like it and been sealing up but instead of the deep freeze because i don't have that i've been using my diy cannatrol. i have it set to 50 degrees and i've been storing it all in there. i won't really know if it keeps it till a few years from now but in my mind it's working!!



oh shit i better watch for a deal because i looked and i paid $15 just for the one!!!! not one pack.. no packs at all just one container!!

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hey i know you like cool metal art, i was doing some work for a new customer today and she asked me if i wanted this, i said hell yeah!!

i'm gonna give a fresh coat of paint,, maybe even paint in the eye..

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This is nthe little honey hole of multipacks I've been watching. Prices swing week to week so it's mostly about timing.
They're crazy expensive as singles or in retail packaging. After using them for food over the Summer, I'm sold on them being the best containers out there right now. Lifetime warranty and Made in 'Murica too?!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JCNEIC6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

That eagle reminds me of the eagles that would be at the top of Roman army standards.
Like you could paint it gold and build the standard pole and flag and have you flag says something like Gaius Stoney Magnus

 

[Stoneyluv]

This is nthe little honey hole of multipacks I've been watching. Prices swing week to week so it's mostly about timing.
They're crazy expensive as singles or in retail packaging. After using them for food over the Summer, I'm sold on them being the best containers out there right now. Lifetime warranty and Made in 'Murica too?!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JCNEIC6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

That eagle reminds me of the eagles that would be at the top of Roman army standards.
Like you could paint it gold and build the standard pole and flag and have you flag says something like Gaius Stoney Magnus

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wow man thanks so much for your honey hole on those!!! even before any prime just a limited time deal for a 24 pack is only $40.. like $3.48 a container. i might just pick them up even at that price...

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i sure like the sound of stoney maximus!! not sure about gaius stoney but ya know!!!!! maybe if i'm wearing pink that day!!! hahahahahahaha

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man brother a huge thanks to you for hooking up my girlfriend bro!! she loves it.. luvin the darker color shirt.. the style matches my favorite one you sent me before so we'll match!!! i taught her the hook em sign.. figured that was a prerequisite to wearing them!!! haha

she was all smiles on the tea too!!!!! you made her day bro!!!!!!!

i have a feeling that might be my new favorite hot sauce.. looks awesome i can't wait to crack it open!!!! it's not even getting out in the pantry, that sucker went right in the fridge!!!!!!!

love ya bro, thanks so much man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bandit420]

wow man thanks so much for your honey hole on those!!! even before any prime just a limited time deal for a 24 pack is only $40.. like $3.48 a container. i might just pick them up even at that price...

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i sure like the sound of stoney maximus!! not sure about gaius stoney but ya know!!!!! maybe if i'm wearing pink that day!!! hahahahahahaha

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man brother a huge thanks to you for hooking up my girlfriend bro!! she loves it.. luvin the darker color shirt.. the style matches my favorite one you sent me before so we'll match!!! i taught her the hook em sign.. figured that was a prerequisite to wearing them!!! haha

she was all smiles on the tea too!!!!! you made her day bro!!!!!!!

i have a feeling that might be my new favorite hot sauce.. looks awesome i can't wait to crack it open!!!! it's not even getting out in the pantry, that sucker went right in the fridge!!!!!!!

love ya bro, thanks so much man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's cool y'all got that box and she likes those kicks!! Y'all are more than welcome!
When we sorted thru all the surplus and claimed dibs on extras I grabbed up all the ladies stuff so your girl, the neighborhood ladies who give me horns up on my walks, and my wife all got some swag this year. Made them all happy and smiley hahaha!
I forgot all about sending that off and meant to tell ya. Had a big errand run to the UPS store with several amazon returns and sending off two packages then a trip to costco. By the time I got home, forgot all about it and was getting dialed in on the work week and this trap game in Florida. Tunnel vision on that until Thursday.

I like to mix and match the teas.
My wife gave me the side eye over the chocolate one. Called it watered down hot chocolate and thinks there's something wrong with me for liking it.
I use a big 14oz yeti mug so I mix bags. I always mix the chocolate with the cinnamon at night or the cinnamon with the catch your zzz. Lemon herbal and hibiscus go well together in daytime hours and I always use a spoonful of honey so none are ever bitter.

That PepperX can be a real evil fucker of a hot sauce man. Use caution! A couple were mild but some from that pack were just pure evil hellfire

Watched some of the WVU game last night and damn. Hard to watch.
Nervous AF about our game. Weather will be a major factor. It's October and it's conference football so all that matters are wins. They can be ugly or sexy AF but winning is all that matters thru this month of football.

Might update my grow today since tomorrow might have me wiped out for a Sunday update....TBC

 

[Bandit420]

Day 55

 

[Stoneyluv]

GAME TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bandit420]

GAME TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're looking like....



today.

 

[Stoneyluv]

We're looking like....

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today.

i'm watchin and rootin!!!! penn st getting their ass whooped to a team they shouldn't..

fuck the gators though man!! there's time... lets get this going!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bandit420]

i'm watchin and rootin!!!! penn st getting their ass whooped to a team they shouldn't..

fuck the gators though man!! there's time... lets get this going!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think all the people who had Texas vs PSU in the national title game needs to rethink their life choices
Our O-line is a dumpster fire man. Arch is good but we're getting our ass whooped at the line. WR's aint helping much either.
Now comes OU.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Ever have Dubai chocolate? It's only been around since 2021 so it's newish.
It's on a whole other level.

Maybe? I remember the chocolate to avoid if it’s crappy. I haven’t been to a specialty shop since 2010-2015.

When costco gets it, a full pallet usually sells out by the afternoon. I got there in the morning and hit the jackpot.

We shop Costco monthly unless we have a need. I rarely go unless I need something. I was surprised to see no one stops me to check my receipt anymore.

The Lindor went in the freezer for the holidays and will probably cut the cake into 3rds and freeze two of them. The other bag stays in the fridge until it's empty.

Nice. My wife puts all her chocolate in the freezer. We don’t eat the cakes and baked treats like we used too. If our son wasn’t still with us we probably would have it more than quarterly.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Rubbermaid Twinsies!!!!
Maybe one of the best prime day deals I've ever come across and am going for more in a few days.
Picked up various sizes and the Boost back in July just to see if they could be used for curing and would give what I didn't want to my wife for the kitchen.
She used the biggest for a cut up melon and it kept so fresh so long she confiscated all the new containers. I got four back but will get more for me and some large ones and extra small for the kitchen.
Did your tail wag too when you heard that little hiss of air being vacuumed out when you seal the lid? The number of days they can keep a cut up watermelon fresh and crispy is shocking. 5 days has been the longest for me so far.
But yeah I've brought all my Steeltainers out of retirement, a couple C-Vaults, and some new rubbermaid Brilliants for curing weed.
Lining with parchment after lessons learned and using Boosts but only because Boveda wasn't on the prime day sale last time

I’ve gone back to just large wide mouth mason jars. The fit in our old liquor cabinet and dresser drawers perfectly. I’ll still use the others if we get overflow or son needs a jar but that’s about it.

I try to get the Boveda when I see them on sale at my local store. They lest forever if you look after them. Boost I haven’t had to recharge yet so not sure if they last as long.

58% for smoke and 62% for vape.

 

[Bandit420]

I’ve gone back to just large wide mouth mason jars. The fit in our old liquor cabinet and dresser drawers perfectly. I’ll still use the others if we get overflow or son needs a jar but that’s about it.

I try to get the Boveda when I see them on sale at my local store. They lest forever if you look after them. Boost I haven’t had to recharge yet so not sure if they last as long.

58% for smoke and 62% for vape.

This is why I won't put weed in jars and why I line containers with parchment paper.
Jars be out there stealing trichs like a thief in the night.

 

[Bandit420]

4 gallons/day and a gawdy ppm no matter what scale is used.
Each week I've walked them up a level...a 10% light increase and a +100ppm in food. This is the week they hit max level and I'm needing to increase flooding cycles and duration they take it all in so fast.
Invisible net is getting the chef's kiss from me.

Only thing I'm gonna change for the next grow is add the second flood bed and reduce plant numbers per bed.
It'll be a haze grow so that's to be expected but if it was another indica grow I'd do 7 plants instead of 9 and sativas will be 5 plants per bed and probably flipped sooner as well.
I flipped these at day 29 so sativas would likely be flipped around day 20 or maybe as early as day 15 if all is firing on 8 cylinders.

Reordered the whole line of FoxFarm CN nutes again from HTG. Sale prices are still good so gallon jugs all around except for micro, still only quarts.
Also bought some Bembe after really liking it's effects on my outdoor plants...will be feeding these ladies that around week 6 of flower.

It's feeling like I could toss all the bones from a 25 piece hot wings platter and an '87 Buick in the rez and I'm pretty sure they'd eat that too.




A little bonus from HTG I picked up along with a couple new pair of titanium snips...gardening sleeves!!!! No more sticky forearms!!!!




Didn't feel up to cooking anything yesterday so I hit up the local sushi dealer for some hot weather comfort food!
We had Caribbean spring rolls, Jack-O-lantern roll, shrimp spring rolls, avocado & cuke maki roll, Cali trio, veggie roll, and loaded pot stickers!!!

 

[Bandit420]

Changed the title since one of the tables took out Hank and Bill at the kneecaps

Printing station redo is finished and I'm loving it!
Went with table stand for the 4 spool rig instead of the top rail mount so it wouldn't be blocking Grandpa's ship




Possibly the weirdest thing I've designed so far is this creature case for the POTV Lobo vape. Printing it out now

 

[Stoneyluv]

I like to mix and match the teas.
My wife gave me the side eye over the chocolate one. Called it watered down hot chocolate and thinks there's something wrong with me for liking it.
I use a big 14oz yeti mug so I mix bags. I always mix the chocolate with the cinnamon at night or the cinnamon with the catch your zzz. Lemon herbal and hibiscus go well together in daytime hours and I always use a spoonful of honey so none are ever bitter.

all the different HEB things you've sent me over the years have always been good so i already knew they'd be liked. she really liked the hibiscus, that was the first.. she's big on lemon teas so i'm sure she's looking forward to that one.

hat PepperX can be a real evil fucker of a hot sauce man. Use caution! A couple were mild but some from that pack were just pure evil hellfire

oh nothing but total respect for anything with Ed's name on it!!!!! tried some with chicken last night.. whoooo... you ain't kiddin!!! did like a glug maybe glug n a half for a whole breast.

cooked it through and tasted a little, went back and added another glug.. put the lid on.. man when i opened that lid and that capsaicin came rushing out and punched me in the face i knew right there it was gonna be a meal for milk!!!!! hahaha

Watched some of the WVU game last night and damn. Hard to watch.
Nervous AF about our game. Weather will be a major factor. It's October and it's conference football so all that matters are wins. They can be ugly or sexy AF but winning is all that matters thru this month of football.

Might update my grow today since tomorrow might have me wiped out for a Sunday update....TBC

t was so ugly man words can't even explain it. i feel like i'm the kiiss of death lately, every football team i root for is getting beat!!!

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forest is getting thick in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i saw the title change right away.. then i saw the reason!! hahaha

buds are gonna cover up that 19 hat!!!!

hope Brisky is feeling better, that had to suck driving around in a hot car all day!!!

We're looking like....

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today.

no, it wasn't that bad.. it was rough but it gets way worse... look at the raiders yesterday.. 40-3 loss... now thats a dumpster fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think all the people who had Texas vs PSU in the national title game needs to rethink their life choices
Our O-line is a dumpster fire man. Arch is good but we're getting our ass whooped at the line. WR's aint helping much either.
Now comes OU.

well hey it's 4:52 here right now and OU still sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so there's that at least!!!!

Only thing I'm gonna change for the next grow is add the second flood bed and reduce plant numbers per bed.
It'll be a haze grow so that's to be expected but if it was another indica grow I'd do 7 plants instead of 9 and sativas will be 5 plants per bed and probably flipped sooner as well.
I flipped these at day 29 so sativas would likely be flipped around day 20 or maybe as early as day 15 if all is firing on 8 cylinders.

kinda like a way to trade plants in and out as you go? like you do with the keepers in soil kinda?

 

[Bandit420]

all the different HEB things you've sent me over the years have always been good so i already knew they'd be liked. she really liked the hibiscus, that was the first.. she's big on lemon teas so i'm sure she's looking forward to that one.



oh nothing but total respect for anything with Ed's name on it!!!!! tried some with chicken last night.. whoooo... you ain't kiddin!!! did like a glug maybe glug n a half for a whole breast.

cooked it through and tasted a little, went back and added another glug.. put the lid on.. man when i opened that lid and that capsaicin came rushing out and punched me in the face i knew right there it was gonna be a meal for milk!!!!! hahaha



t was so ugly man words can't even explain it. i feel like i'm the kiiss of death lately, every football team i root for is getting beat!!!



forest is getting thick in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i saw the title change right away.. then i saw the reason!! hahaha

buds are gonna cover up that 19 hat!!!!

hope Brisky is feeling better, that had to suck driving around in a hot car all day!!!



no, it wasn't that bad.. it was rough but it gets way worse... look at the raiders yesterday.. 40-3 loss... now thats a dumpster fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




well hey it's 4:52 here right now and OU still sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so there's that at least!!!!



kinda like a way to trade plants in and out as you go? like you do with the keepers in soil kinda?

I'm in a cult. It's the HEB cult and I make no apologies for it!! I think so many would freak out over HEB if they ever went in one and especially a flagship store.
I can only compare it to maybe when I was little and always wanted to go in a Toy-R-Us but Mom says no. Now as an adult, HEB is my Toys R Us and I have money and nobody to tell me no!!!

This is the time of year when bad football is fine because we have racing but man WTF are we gonna do after November 1st? Oh yeah...old races and RC cars!!!!
We're just stuck with the o-line and I doubt they get better which will make for a long season. You hope the youth turns a corner but it's been 9 weeks. The next milestone is week 6 of the season and that's this week. Maybe they turn the corner but signs point to no. Then it's maybe by week 9 to salvage a season and just make a bowl and build for next year.
Just an ill combo of losing 3 linemen to the NFL, subpar replacements, free agent misses, and drop off in recruiting.
We hoped to reload but rebuild is staring us in the face and IDK if the powers in charge see it yet. Blinders on, tunnel vision, denial, whatever and however you wanna describe it, that's what it is.
Haven't watched much of the NFL with racing still on. It sucks here because all I seem to get is a rotation of Bills, Chiefs, and Ravens playing each other and the two locals, Cowboys and Texans. Would you watch the NFL if that was your choice? Fucking sucks bro. I never get to see the Raiders, 49ers, Saints, Falcons, or Dolphins...the teams I still have mild interest in.

We're not going up there again this year and leaving it to the newbs and youngins. Thinking about doing some turkey legs on the grill though just for that state fair vibe with the food.

It was damn near disaster with the cardboard guys on the back wall.
I bottomed out the tables to make sure I had clearance to do it but a part of Bill got hung up on it. It twisted and knocked Hank off then he fell and knocked out the power for the right table. When I lowered again only one table worked and the bed listed pretty bad. Put it back level, pulled the two guys out, then low crawled under there to reconnect the table power. So after all that, no way I was putting the two guys back. they can hang in the drying tent!

I want this to be perpetual but perpetual is based on the season. I want that carport tent up and running with the 2x2 flood and drain but it's 105 degrees in there. I need this weather to break from Summer heat to revisit that idea but maybe in coming weeks it will be doable again.
I doubt I'll mix sativa and indicas together doing this method now. It really calls for companion plants and not a bunch of wild cards so I think either/or is a good plan.

Plan is to always start everything in coco/perlite in flood and drain with mild nutes. After 2-4 weeks they can either continue on in coco/perlite or yep, go into soil but I'm liking coco/perlite a ton more right now.

It pretty much is like soil except there's no compost or castings with those being replaced by hydro nutes. Hydro nutes are far more customizable to the grow than compost ever could be so where as organics is a one trick pony, hydro-organics has that pony able to read, write, and fly!
The biodiversity is narrowed down much more so rather than have all the super heroes there, working with mostly trichoderma and chitin, I don't have all the super friends but i damn sure have Batman and Superman!
Add into that, flood & drain is a helluva autowatering system and this system is rocking!
Got me feeling all evangelical and shit with this rig!!!