Hi all,
So I currently have two plants growing in an indoor grow which is doing well, and not like I need to add anything else to my plate, but I had an idea..
Spring is in the air here, I am legally allowed 4 plants, I have acres of wooded property behind my home that is rarely travelled, and I have enough auto seeds on hand to hold me over for years of growing (not gonna lie, I just want to dip into the strains that I haven't grown yet and don't mind if I so happen to fail).
I don't want to go back there on the daily checking on them (I probably will anyways), but wanted to treat this like a guerilla grow (breaking the law simulator). I read a bit on the outdoor grow section Sticky's, but wanted to run my gameplan by some of you folks that are more experienced and that would be kind enough to give me a couple of pointers or correct my plan before underway..
So here's my plan so far..
I bought a couple small bags of standard Miracle grow potting mix. In doing a bit of reading in the stickys, I feel like I should work my holes bigger than initially planned, so thinking that I will get a couple of bigger bags of better dirt on the way home today.
I was reading a user in another forum recommend the use of cedar pellets "cedarcide" around the plants to fend off bugs, etc. Couldn't find any locally, but got a big bag of cedar shavings that I will lay around the site to hopefully have simikar effect.
Thats my plan so far. Thoughts?
No, but seriously I have not gotten too far past this so far. Thoughts are still very fluid and blind brainstorming is in motion!
These are the thoughts that I am currently trying to iron out:
- We have a series of ATV trails that connect numerous properties, but don't get travelled much. If they actually are ridden on, then most of the time it's by somebody who is "cool" and wouldn't be shocked by the sight/smell of it. Otherwise, it's legal and I don't think that any others woukd bother them if they so happened to come upon them. Otherwise, there may be the occasional group of neighbors kids (or my own) that may go back there, but doubtful as things get hotter and woods more filled with creepy crawleys.. This be known, I am going back there today with the intent of finding a spot that is #1 out of the way of the main trail, and #2 has sufficient sunlight coverage (this may be tricky). We have pines up front, but a wetland buffer in the back (dry creek bed) filled with MASSIVE hardwoods. Soil up front or in between will be harder and slightly acidic from the pines (better location for discreteness), and the soil in the back is loamy and darker (most likely too close to the trails).
- I plan of germing and hardening indoors over the next week or two. My initial idea is that I would germ in rooters, surrounded by dirt in a Solo cup then transplant into the ground once I have a handful of nodes established. Second thought is why don't I just grow outdoors in containers or planters half buried or above the ground? Still trying to figure out what to do here..
- Should I plan on watering or let mother nature do it's thing? I read the 5 gallon bucket, slow water trick in the Sticky, which got me to thinking about this..
- We have about every critter that you would find in this region back in our woods.. Deer, bear, coyote, turkey, squirrels, possum, racoons, snakes, spideys, etc. I did not plan on any netting or anything, would this be a bad idea? Also, in regard to insects, anybody tried using cedar for repellant? Any other solutions that I should consider?
- How far should I expect the smell to travel? Should this be a heavy consideration in my plans?
- With discreteness being my #1 objective, will it be worth the effort (or there lack of) if my spot doesn't get full sun all day long? I am not going for yield with these things, only looking for survival and the bearing of moderate amounts of flower. I am going to be aiming for best of both, but discreteness will outweigh optimal sun..
I plan on designating a spot today and getting seeds soaking as well. Hoping that I can bring the site together before the youngins go out there in a week or two. I like to fully plan stuff before diving in, but this was a "oh, the hell with it" spur of the moment idea. Time is right and if I plan on doing, no time like the present!
Comments, questions, concerns? I am open, so please do tell if you have a second!
-Domo
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