Camouflage for Cannabis

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i have a friend that always grows a few plants surrounded by tomato plants(tomatoes also require alot of attention, so you would have an excuse for spending all kinds of time in your garden), also have heard of people growing between corn (big grows), but corn is a nitrogen pig, and dies off early, I can't remember who said evergreens, but is a good plan as they wouldnt die off right when your ladies are swelling up. http://www.conifer.com.au/evergreens I've heard sumac, since they kind of have the same color change pattern in the fall, and they would work sort of like a canopy, but still let sun in, but is more of a tree. I've also heard of Elderberry being used : http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/08/26/respecting-our-elders-the-red-elderberry/, you should throw some marigolds, petunias, onions/garlic around border of whatever you choose, as they will help to deter bugs. good luck!

lotta good ideas here!!! anyone with any success in using hoop-houses??? i'd bet that they'd at least make anyone who wants to snoop have to do it up close and personal... just an idea...

As above marigolds are a good idea.

look up horse mint.

all u need is cane grass! u dnt even have to plant them in the grass u just needa put them infornt of it and the same color green camos the mj plants! everyone here plants that way and u could be standing a few feet from em and not even notice!

meetjoeblow said:

if u plant other plants that look like marijuana next to it wouldnt that attract more attention. people would think the mj look a like is the real thing and then end up finding the real one... just food for thought..... wouldnt it be better to plant something bushy and near the same height all around it and something with a similar smell to mj around that....

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I think the point is to have the fakes on the outside and the real on the inside so if someone gets supspicious they go and look at the plant closest to them and realize its not weed.

rastadred22 said:

all u need is cane grass! u dnt even have to plant them in the grass u just needa put them infornt of it and the same color green camos the mj plants! everyone here plants that way and u could be standing a few feet from em and not even notice!

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Can you elaborate? I've never heard of cane grass. I live near Philly so is cane grass hardy here? If you gave me a link to a picture or something I might be able to ID it. Thanks. I can get various kinds of ornamental grasses from a wholesale perennial biz around here but I looked up in their catalog and couldn't find cane grass.

Uncultivated said:

I think the point is to have the fakes on the outside and the real on the inside so if someone gets supspicious they go and look at the plant closest to them and realize its not weed.

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I would plant the camouflage plants up front in the border and the MJ relatively deep and inaccessible. So people who look can't really get too close to examine. Does anyone know, does MJ have any fall color before they are finished for the season?

from my experience, alot of strains get a purpley hue near the end, especially when temps start to drop, but really depends on genetics, some plants are lime green, alot have a blue/green hue (if you find pictures of mj from the sky on google, the plants kinda stick out with a blueish color compared to the other greens surrounding), some skunks and hash plants get orangey almost. I mean green base, but buds get orangey looking. Some white strains get very frosty, almost like lamb's ear leaves: http://dutchmasternurseriesltd.com/?p=652, and dusty miller http://www.gardenguides.com/83-dusty-miller-garden-basics-flower-annual-senecio-cineraria.html, hope this helps!

you could always plant plants that people won't go near as a deterrent ie. stinging nettles (feels like a bee sting everytime you touch it) or thistles, but if youre talking like a balcony then it would be strange to have these growing, maybe.....stinging nettles has many medicinal properties, so you would be justified in growing it: http://www.herballegacy.com/Vance_Medicinal.html, but this would mean YOU would get stung while tending to your plants, i it burns like a bastard, they contain formic acid i think, same things bees sting you with, but long sleeves and pants and gloves would keep them from brushing against you, just an idea

A friend of mine grows by the river and says planting by nettles is the best. stops people from getting to the grow and it seems if you plant by them you don't have to water them.

I would plant some castor bean plants as a border to my garden as it grows fast and tall (10-15 feet in a summer) then I would train the cannabis along the ground to mix with late-season vegetables on one side of the garden while having a lot of showy flowers on the other side to distract attention.

I like the flower idea give the eye something to see other then green.

CannabisRx said:

I would plant some castor bean plants as a border to my garden as it grows fast and tall (10-15 feet in a summer) then I would train the cannabis along the ground to mix with late-season vegetables on one side of the garden while having a lot of showy flowers on the other side to distract attention.

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Ah yes, Ricinus communis. One of my favorite summer blooming things.
Large hand shaped , reddish, gorgeous tropical looking leaves. From which
Is derived Castor oil and Ricin which some may have heard of.
I'll have To buy some seeds.

i just read another thread yesterday that mentioned putting an auto flower in a pot up in a tree....fucking fantastic idea!...i dont see why it has to be an auto flower though...start it in the pot up in the tree and then train it to the tree...haha the only thing you would need would be a hose and a large ladder....lol

Try to change its appearance. topping ,training ,bending etc. I walked into a friends yard who had a plant growing scrog like along the pool fence, had no idea it was there until he pointed it out.

Yes, bending didn't occur to me. That's creative. Thanks

as mentioned, scrog may have some possibilities
i haven't tried this, just read about it, but a very cool sounding idea
a scrog pit, dig a small pit, place pot/bucket, have a scrog screen maybe a foot or so above the ground level
low level bud, at least by height

what im doing is putting some pots in a couple of bushy trees in my back yard the trees get plenty of sunlight.