What crops to plant to hide my "plants"

[Conehead]

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haven't tried it, but I think bamboo might have some potential. That is, of course, if you can control the spread of the bamboo.

I heard somewhere that u can get types of bamboo that dont put out runners and are easy to controll and if u cant find that kind u can get root barriers to stop the regular type from going too ballistic. Also there's this tree thing that keeps popping up in my yard that has leaves with a simmilar shape and colour too weed plants not shore of it name tho and im in australia so im not sure how much use that is too u guys exxcept sarah

[Mississippi Steve]

I've tried each of the cover plants you mentioned.

I haven't tried it, but I think bamboo might have some potential. That is, of course, if you can control the spread of the bamboo.

Happy Gardening :hippy:

I was going to suggest bamboo also... its very prolific in the south, grows pretty tall and dense... but the hard part is controlling the spread of the stuff. Its kind of like kudzu....its sounded like a good idea at the time, but quickly got out of hand. If you already have the bamboo, then thats a no brainer... use it for cover.

[Atkeni]

I was going to suggest bamboo also... its very prolific in the south, grows pretty tall and dense... but the hard part is controlling the spread of the stuff. Its kind of like kudzu....its sounded like a good idea at the time, but quickly got out of hand. If you already have the bamboo, then thats a no brainer... use it for cover.

A friend grew a ring of Mint plants(Australian origin IIRC) around a plant(think, circle of mint, with a 1M gap in the middle), as mint grows nice and thick.

now his garden is covered in mint, the stuff is like garden cancer, every time you deal with one, six more pop up :wtf:

i have a bamboo in my garden, its a black leaf variety iirc, and its very manageable, i'll take a snap tomorrow.

[tootsie roll]

The suggestion of MULTIPLE cover crops is a good one. A messy hodgepodge of plants will hide cannabis better than a monoculture, since the eye is naturally drawn to anything tht stands out as different. Peppers, peas on beanpoles (I've often thought about growing the pot INSIDE the pea teepee, lol), even flowers with sharp foliage. Astilbe would be ideal except that it's a shade plant and doesn't get tall. There's another- I think it's cleome?- a purple-flowered plant with GREAT foliage for hiding herb.
And have you heard of growers hanging red-painted Christmas tree ornaments on their pot plants and then planting them among tomatoes?

Some excellent ideas you and some others have. The hodpodge of tall plants is best. I personally like the spikey purple ones. Anyhow, I really like the idea of pea teepees! We already do the bean poles.

I'm looking for some great ideas to plan out for next summer.
My friend has about 20 wonderful wooded acres. Next spring/summer should be a blast! The "kid" is 18 now, legal age. I'm so happy for that. He gets all the heavy lifting.:hippy::hippy:

[takeittothehead]

have you considered tobacco?

[stinkyattic]

Tobacco is not a good cover crop. It has very large leaves and its growth habit is about as dissimilar to cannabis as you can get.
I also seem to remember hearing something about other plants not being able to coexist with tobacco because of a chemical the plant produces, but I've got no further info.

[Chronisseur]

This past season I had 1 pretty beastly plant that stuck out like a boner in church. After topping and tying I decided to throw a net around it. Although it looked pretty legit at this point, (like a shrub of some sort) I went ahead and twist tied some little fake purple flowers.
I know this may not be very helpful for you, but for a plant or two, well let's just say I got flybys 2-4 times a WEEK, and I'm still around

[SFGurrilla]

Tomato plants

[takeittothehead]

now that im thinking bout it there is a tomato plant that looks almost like pot, i think that its called big boy nopw dont hold me to the name but im pretty sure of the name

[Storm Crow]

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That Texas Star Hibiscus looks interesting! And there was a great "Kenaf bust" long ago and I seem to remember somewhere reading about how some dumb DEA agents pulled up some dude's ginseng patch back in the 70s! And okra has some varieties that have a fatter, but similar leaf. Hope that helps! - Granny:hippy: