In the last 3 weeks I have 'discovered' at least 3 other growers. One in Denver a block from the Amtrak station - these folks are being careless about their HPS lights. And two others due to lack of odor control (one near Reno and another in Madison, WI).
Now the guys in Reno must have a huge grow room cause it was obvious two houses away!
But I was out visiting with friends in Madison and one house had stairways (front and back) that smell just like my own little closet.
Now, my takeaway from this is two-fold. 1) Am I leaking odors that I'm not aware of? 2) There's a lot of us - everywhere!
I live close to Vancouver where I got the idea to try this again - there you smell growing everywhere but I figure the legal growers accounted for that.
The people who got me started with my first hydro grow operate in closed environments but I don't have the space. Ever since I got back home I make a habit of walking and sniffing around the place before I enter - figuring fresh nostrils will work better. So far so good.