what a fun thread to read thru.. not to mention ya'll are some crazy arses... haha..
I love outsdie the box stuff like this.. and my bro up in Michigan years ago proved how well a plant can do
in large ant mounds... he had to tuck his pants into boots and tape off the seam very good.. tape across zipper.. etc etc.. had to cut thru elephant grass taller them himself to get to the ant mounds, about 6ft high
so you have to hike up the mound disturbing the little shites right.... when all was said and done, minimal ant bites thanks to cautions taken... a 16ft plant so heavy he lost 3lbs to a bad rain just before harvest breaking bottom branches and were lying in the mud..
sent me photos of the plant leaning on his pathfinder and going up and over the top of it....
So this does work, the ants clean the root system but don't eat it.. plus all the tunneling gives extra oxygen to the root system...
rock on you guys.. your plants look happy and seem to love it.. love this, so cool