As I said before, security is your #1 concern, especially when growing outdoors, or using guerrilla farming tactics. Regardless of how you choose to grow, the safety of you and your plants should always be on your mind. Thankfully enough, grown marijuana plants actually blend in pretty well with other plants that grow naturally around them. Only close observers and experienced smokers will see the plants for what they really are. Especially if plants are grown in gardens with other plants of similar size, they blend in very well, except for the smell factor. If you want your plants to stay out of site, start them late in the season. That way, they won’t get too big and won’t attract attention.
For outdoor growing, you usually have 2 options: grow the plants in a greenhouse, or grow them outside, mixed in with other plants. If you already have a garden, plant your MJ plants around randomly. Don’t put them in any specific pattern, and try to make it look like they’ve been there for a while and are part of the natural landscape. Certain strains blend in better than others, so keep that in mind too if you’re worried about nosy neighbors. Keep in mind that you want your plants to be hidden and out of sight, but not out of the sunlight. If your plants are not as green as the surrounding plants, feed extra nitrogen to them. Some people actually purchase cheap plastic flowers and attach them to the plants, so that it just looks like a flowering bush.
Security is your 1st priority
If you’ve got nosy neighbors, try to visit your plants at night when you’ll be less likely to be seen. Try to have an excuse for being out in your yard – like pruning a tree, mowing the lawn, etc. And keep any supplies you’d need to keep that lie believable. If plants get too tall to be discreet, you can dig a hole and put the potted plants down in the hole, reducing the height of the plant significantly. If you need to, you can top the plants when they reach about 12”, and grow the 2 tops horizontally, using a trellis or fence. This is very inconspicuous, and even if someone looks directly at the plant, it won’t look suspicious at all.
