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How
to ' guerilla grow ' cannabis plants
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This page is by no means an exhaustive guide to guerilla growing
and most of it is common sense but I thought I could put
together some information from my own experiences that may help
others grow weed outdoors without anyone finding it!
Guerilla growing is all about farming away from, or in a remote
area of your property where you think it is unlikely other
people will stumble across your crop. This could be a public
area that is hard to access or private land that is seldom used
or is far out of the way.
Try
to grow your crop off of your property, perhaps on adjacent land
so that as long as you leave no physical evidence and you have
not been witnessed the plants cannot be traced back to you and
you cannot be prosecuted.
Always deny that you have had anything to do with the plants and
that you were just passing though the area. It may be a good
idea to carry a pair of binoculars or a bird book and make out
you are bird spotting
- always make sure you have a good story for why you are in the
area!. Don't tell anybody about your plants if you can avoid it
as the fewer people that know about them the better. The only
time you might want to show them to friends is when they are
ready to harvest as they may be able to help you get them out of
the ground more quickly.
Choose your growing location carefully. Make sure the plants are
out of site and are away from any obvious tracks or paths. Get
to you plantation via a different route on each visit so as to
avoid tramping down a path and make sure no one sees you walk to
your growing area.
Try to plant next to trees or bushes, amongst clumps of nettles
or inside an area of brambles if possible and only plant a few
plants near one another. Top the plants and train them to stay
low by tying the tops to the ground. This will stop the plants
growing into the classic cannabis plant shape which is much more
obvious to a passer-by. Topping the plants and tying them down
should make them bushier and help increase the yield so there is
a double benefit to making the effort here. When working with
the plants use surgical gloves which can be disposed of so that
no finger prints are left and also make sure you cover your
tracks. Some say you should even dispose of your shoes after a
visit but this may not be sensible.
Your crop may come under attack from the likes of rabbits, rats
and deer so you may want to consider making a fence of
some sort around your plants. Chicken wire or mesh is good
for this sort of thing - you can stretch is between trees or use
garden canes to create a protective barrier around your weed.
However this will also make your grow area more obvious to
anyone snooping around so it is a choice you must carefully
consider. Another deterrent that is less visible is the use of
fishing line tied at various heights around your plants between
trees or canes. This will stop deer but will have no effect on
rabbits. Some people suggest the use of poisoned grain but I
cannot see it being a worthwhile enterprise as the rodents may
prefer to eat the plants over the poison anyway and all you have
done is made you grow area more obvious by laying traps.
Water
is another major concern for the outdoor grower so try and pick
an area with a natural water source so that in times of drought
it is easy to water your plants. If you do have to bring water
into your secret garden from the outside world just find the
biggest water bottle you can and put it in a backpack. This way
if you get caught you can say you are a hiker and you need a lot
of water to drink.
Most
people will start their outdoor growing adventure with small
plants that have been started indoors. This may allow you to
'sex' the plants so that you waste no time looking after males.
I read somewhere that a good way to transport these seedlings is
to put them in 3 inch rock wool cubes in a closed box. These can
then be quickly planted straight into the soil when you get to
the grow area - it is a good idea to get the area totally
prepared before any plants arrive, i.e dig some holes, add some
potting compost, get any fences up etc. If you are caught with
the box en route say you are going to bury a cat or something -
hopefully no further questions will be asked.
If this all goes to plan for you, come the end of the summer you
will have a massive crop of cannabis grown in the wild without
all the paranoia of indoor growing - Just be careful!
Please
feel free to e-mail any cannabis growing hints, tips or
experiences to info@salviaonline.co.uk
as I am trying to build up a useful source of information on
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