How to hide marijuana plants

A good marijuana crop should definitely be discreet - we all know that. How do you make your crop go unnoticed? In this post we explain how to do it even if you don’t have much space available. Marijuana grown outdoors is a precious thing that can only be shared with friends.

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In spring, the good weather arrives and we start to grow marijuana plants outdoors, where unwanted eyes could ruin the work of several months. In this post we will tell you a few techniques to have your plants under control regarding shape and size so they can go unnoticed besides increasing your marijuana plants yield .

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Choose easy-to-conceal marijuana strains

The pots that you are using, the amount of available soil for the plant and the time from growth to flowering will determine the final size of your plants. In order to train a plant properly, you should start when it’s small and do it as it grows, so that you obtain the most natural form while avoiding any unnecessary stress. K13 Haze is a well-suited plant for this training techniques, although if you choose plants like Black Bomb or Orange Candy controlling their height will be easier.

Techniques to bend marijuana plants

You should always use thick rope to train plants. Using wire is specifically unadvisable, as it is too aggressive and will end up harming the stems of your plants; it could even cut them. A technique that is also used for all branches to be equal in height is twisting the main stem, thus slowing down the growth of the twisted area while giving the smallest branches time to reach the same height as the others. You should also prune the entire lower area in order to enable proper air circulation, thus avoiding mould infections.

When growing indoors, plant training is used in SCROG systems. In these type of crops, very few plants are used to fill a well-sized growing area. We usually grow long flowering Sativa varieties. For these crops, and always depending on the strain, you should fill the space up to 70% of its capacity. When the flowering period starts, the remaining space will be taken up before the plant begins with the actual flowering.

Stretching marijuana plants

Apical pruning is also a very common technique used outdoors, helping the tips of your plant to multiply and thus getting lots of “tails” per plant.

Cleaning our marijuana crop

Finally, and perhaps the most important factor for a successful harvest, is tidiness and cleaning. Many marijuana crops are exposed or suitable to be detected due to pruning remains, roots and, particularly, leaves; always be clean and tidy on a daily basis and you'll be rewarded with crops free of mould or pest issues.