New to the New England Woods

growman3666

growman3666

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August 8

Just the three planted in the bush so far. They are in five gallon bags with my own soil mix buried underground. I like a closed environment with my outdoor plants and also keeping them underground so the roots do not bear the brunt of th e summer heat
 

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Grenier5413

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Cool I've never put bags in the ground I'm afraid of drying out. I like to to put mix in holes just so they can suck moisture if I miss water. The last few years I've been experimenting with swamp plot. I find a spot with water lay down some logs to get above water. Then I make pots out of two foot sticks and fill w mix. It takes a while to do but it works so well you don't even have to hardly water. Just for nuets. When I chop swamp I'll post a pic of setup. It's to easy to make trails so I do t usually go in very much.
 
Dlowsky

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Looking awesome! Gonna follow this bro, what do you look for when your scouting out your plots? I want to start an outdoor guerrilla grow next season and I'm out on the Mediterranean coast for the moment so I'm in prime territory lol and btw I used to be out in Florida too:blsmoke: happy growing bro :mrgreen:
 
growman3666

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Dlowsky said:
Looking awesome! Gonna follow this bro, what do you look for when your scouting out your plots? I want to start an outdoor guerrilla grow next season and I'm out on the Mediterranean coast for the moment so I'm in prime territory lol and btw I used to be out in Florida too:blsmoke: happy growing bro :mrgreen:
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Awesome man! :)
Well the first lesson I learned this year uo here in New England is to always wear a bug net over my head when going out into the bush! Damn deer flies are like kamakazee pilots! But other than this the first thing I look for is areas of woods that do not have too many trees blocking th e sun. I usually find potential plots on Google Earth first, then I go scout it out in person when I narrow down th e best places I've found. I then look for ground cover. Anywhere there is a good accumulation of ground bushes for camo. I will never take th e same trail twice, keeping my compass with me everytime I go. I always look for old trash anywhere around the plot. If I find anything within a 200 yard radius the plots a dud. I also like to bury the bag I am growing the plant in in the ground to keep the hot sun from heating up the roots too much and to better camo the plants. I don't plant directly in the soil because I like a closed environment for my roots without the potential from other critters coming in and doing damage. Overall I'd say the most important part of guerrilla growing is the scouting I'd say my time is devoted 70% to that and 30% to the actual work. I'll even scout places a year in advanced. Florida was tough. Palmetto grow so thick I felt like I was storming th e kings castle to win over the princess everytime I visited the plots th ere
 
Dlowsky

Dlowsky

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awesome, How many plots and plants per plot are you planning? You look for nearby streams? Cause what you gonna do about hauling soil, nutes, and water? I would say Florida had plenty of water lying around tho but yea those palmetto leaves are a bitch lol. I just learned here that it's about to be mushroom picking season so people are gonna be out and about in the forests I figure. So I could go scout out some places for mushrooms and look for signs of human activity in the area as well but yea I been looking at google earth too
 
Budley Doright

Budley Doright

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Dlowsky said:
awesome, How many plots and plants per plot are you planning? You look for nearby streams? Cause what you gonna do about hauling soil, nutes, and water? I would say Florida had plenty of water lying around tho but yea those palmetto leaves are a bitch lol. I just learned here that it's about to be mushroom picking season so people are gonna be out and about in the forests I figure. So I could go scout out some places for mushrooms and look for signs of human activity in the area as well but yea I been looking at google earth too
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It's been my experience here that to find a secure spot you need to think "would I walk through that shit?" If the answer is no then your golden lol. After doing the outdoor thing for 40 years the swamp thing does well. I enter by boat so no trails and the only way in other than mud up to your arm pits lol. The other nice thing is with a partner watching from another boat (fishing) the chance of getting caught on the job is reduced somewhat. And watch for ticks this year, it's a bumper year for them.
 
growman3666

growman3666

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Dlowsky said:
awesome, How many plots and plants per plot are you planning? You look for nearby streams? Cause what you gonna do about hauling soil, nutes, and water? I would say Florida had plenty of water lying around tho but yea those palmetto leaves are a bitch lol. I just learned here that it's about to be mushroom picking season so people are gonna be out and about in the forests I figure. So I could go scout out some places for mushrooms and look for signs of human activity in the area as well but yea I been looking at google earth too
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Well th is season is about over so I only have three right now. I don't have very many plants this year so I bucket bomb my premixed water with 6 gal jugs. Florida did have plenty of swamp water but it was always stagnant and I never used it. Next year locating something neAr a stream will be very important.
 
Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

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growman3666 said:
Awesome man! :)
Well the first lesson I learned this year uo here in New England is to always wear a bug net over my head when going out into the bush! Damn deer flies are like kamakazee pilots! But other than this the first thing I look for is areas of woods that do not have too many trees blocking th e sun. I usually find potential plots on Google Earth first, then I go scout it out in person when I narrow down th e best places I've found. I then look for ground cover. Anywhere there is a good accumulation of ground bushes for camo. I will never take th e same trail twice, keeping my compass with me everytime I go. I always look for old trash anywhere around the plot. If I find anything within a 200 yard radius the plots a dud. I also like to bury the bag I am growing the plant in in the ground to keep the hot sun from heating up the roots too much and to better camo the plants. I don't plant directly in the soil because I like a closed environment for my roots without the potential from other critters coming in and doing damage. Overall I'd say the most important part of guerrilla growing is the scouting I'd say my time is devoted 70% to that and 30% to the actual work. I'll even scout places a year in advanced. Florida was tough. Palmetto grow so thick I felt like I was storming th e kings castle to win over the princess everytime I visited the plots th ere
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Budley Doright said:
It's been my experience here that to find a secure spot you need to think "would I walk through that shit?" If the answer is no then your golden lol. After doing the outdoor thing for 40 years the swamp thing does well. I enter by boat so no trails and the only way in other than mud up to your arm pits lol. The other nice thing is with a partner watching from another boat (fishing) the chance of getting caught on the job is reduced somewhat. And watch for ticks this year, it's a bumper year for them.
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Good advice guys. I try to stay away from my local river as that is one of the prime locations for the few times the chopper does fly. A smaller creek or pond seems less dangerous to me. Not to mention so many damn people on the river. It's would be hard to get water all summer without being seen a time or two. I also use tarps and trash cans to catch rain.

I too use Google earth. You can check the day the picture was taken, and see how far the shadows from the trees reach. That will give you a good idea of how far the sun goes to the south. I also count days backwards and forward from the winter solstice to see where the sun will be on a certain day. And the compass is a must when deciding on plot location.
 
Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

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growman3666 said:
Dude it truly has been so hot it reminded me of florida. Isn't there supposed to be nice weather jist with intervals of heat waves in between the nice weather? Not hot hot hot all the time..
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And we have had pretty normal summer temps down here in NW Florida. In the 90's everyday, but no 100's yet.

Your plants are looking nice. Good luck to the finish.
 
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