Setting Up Your Outdoor Guerrilla Pot Grow Spot

By
Danny Danko
Dear Dan, I have been reading your column and listening to your podcast and I just want to say you’ve inspired me to try my first grow. I’m unable to do it at home but I have a lot of woods where I work. I know nobody will find it as it is in a very secluded area. What advice can you give me to have the best chances to have some bud at the end of the season? I know it isn’t the optimal situation but I just want to get my feet wet and see how it goes. The good part is that I can to tend to it on a regular basis due to the long hours I work. Any help would be appreciated.

Dear Woodchuck,
The best places to grow outdoors are on southern facing slopes near some kind of water source. A clearing where trees aren’t blocking the light from overhead is ideal because you really need at least 6-10 hours of direct sunlight in order to get a decent harvest from an outdoor guerilla garden. Without the benefits of growing in full sun, the sunniest spot in the woods makes a great place to grow but has the downside of being more visible from above.

When you’ve found your spot, take care not to create a noticeable path to the location. Dig out some deep holes and fill them with your own store-bought soil. Cover the dug up earth with leaves and twigs to make your clandestine crop less noticeable. Don’t leave any bags, shovels or other debris laying around either.

Start the plants you wish to place outdoors indoors under grow lights to give them the best chance at survival. Whether grown from seed or clone, your plants will benefit from going outside with an already established root system. As a last resort, you can plant seeds directly into your outdoor growing holes but expect at least a few not to make it. Plant double what you need and cull out the weaker plants as they show their potential.

Have a grow question? Ask away at deardanko@hightimes.com
Danny Danko

Danny Danko is a writer, photographer and the Senior Cultivation Editor of High Times magazine. He has selected High Times’ annual Top 10 Strains of the Year since 2005 and is also the creator and founder of the High Times Seed Bank Hall of Fame, author of The Official High Times Field Guide to Marijuana Strains and the forthcoming book Cannabis: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Marijuana. He hosts the podcast High Times presents "Free Weed from Danny Danko."

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