Thanks for the tip with the 5-gallon pots/buckets. I heard its best to use 3-5 gallon containers, and was just going to go with 3 gallon to have as small a "footprint" as possible. But now that I think about it, the lesser the chance of having a root-bound plant probably means less chance of stressing the plant and ending up with a male. I'll go with the 5-gallon pots.

The water level of the swamp is very inconsistent, and sometimes its bone dry except for a creek running nearby. Wicking directly into the water is a good idea, but I'm going to stick to my grow box back in between briar patches in the swamp to make sure no hikers or wildlife department employees come across the plants if they decided to hike along the creek for whatever reason.

The area where I'm doing this is a wildlife preserve. But I don't think anyone ever goes out there.

thanks again for the ideas,