Vonsgardens

Fketch (nice avatar),
I always keep my cypress in standing water the first two years after collection- during the summer. We have high temps, lot's of wind and moderate to low hunmidity. It works for us. However, once it cools off, as like this week, we take them out of the standing water and allow the soil to remain "moist" but not dry.

Best of luck, if you get the urge again, wait until they are thinking about popping before whacking them real good.

John