Outdoor Odor

[unorthodox]

nobody is gonna walk down the street and notice an odd scent in the air and say "that smells like dope, it must be timmy johnson next door, id better call the cops"

if your not paying attention or trying to smell it nobody will smell a few plants outside.
or have a campfire every now and again so the smokey smell covers it

agreed but...
more than a few times i have smelled cannabis outdoors. when i was younger i have followed the wind to woodland grows, someimes it took more than a few days...but the family camping trips were at a time when i knew what pot was but didnt smoke or care or when i was a bit older and the buds were way too early to smoke and i never got to go back.,.. that was camping in the mtns with no tv no games and nothing better to do than wander offbeat trails. i never saw a patch over 15-20plants and thinking now, im sure its always been thet same grower over the years...in your yard with a fence on a block amung other blocks with 1000 other houses...if you keep it low no one will know

 

[DirtPoor]

Damn i didn't know it would be all that bad, I was in the process of building my greenhouse with 25 auto flowers in raised beds maybe I will have to think about some ventilation and filter

 

[Mary I Wanna]

Use a little common sense, dont plant them where they are in plain sight. Dont get crazy and plant 20 of them in your back yard, and dont let them grow into 10' monsters. Having a few smaller 4' or 5' plants is better then getting busted, because your plant got so big they seen it from a chopper. I've seen people do some pretty stupid shit over the years. Listen to your gut, if it's telling you something is not a good idea then you probably shouldn't do it. As far as the smell, Flowering marijuana smells different then burning marijuana. Different strains have different smells. Growing in your back yard I would not select anything that is described as having a skunky smell. That's the smell most people associate with pot and it's also the most pungent and lingering. Like mentioned earlier, Unless they're looking specificly for it, most people would never smell it. I would consider a strain called A.M.S. for a backyard grow. It's anti mold, anti insect, and is fairly simple to grow. It dosent have much of a smell when flowering and produces nice sized buds. It should be finished by mid October, I promise you it's the best bang for your buck. You will be plenty happy with the quality and quanity you get. I got mine from Green House Seed Company last year. I've seen it other green houses as well though...

 

[DirtPoor]

Does anyone know about putting a carbon filter inside a greenhouse and sucking the air out with a fan and ducting, this should work the same as it does inside?

 

[Dubious06]

I don't know anything about ventalating a greenhouse, but you can plant fragrant plants and herbs around your greenhouse. This season I'm using mint, lavender, rosemary, and a jasmine scented nicotiana (tobacco) plant around mine. I used these last year (except the tobacco plant) and they did a good job of masking the fems smell while flowering. Just my two cents. Happy growing people.

 

[Serapis]

I've read this information as well. Jasmine and honeysuckle will flower until first frost and provide some wonderful aromas from your yard. There are also lantana plants that flower and smell like mint, and many garden herbs that you can grow to mix in with the scent. Stay away from skunks in neighborhood grows. Strains like Mango and Papaya tend to do well outdoors and the smells are more fruity and flower like. Papaya will also grow to 12' if you let it.

I don't know anything about ventalating a greenhouse, but you can plant fragrant plants and herbs around your greenhouse. This season I'm using mint, lavender, rosemary, and a jasmine scented nicotiana (tobacco) plant around mine. I used these last year (except the tobacco plant) and they did a good job of masking the fems smell while flowering. Just my two cents. Happy growing people.

 

[Theowl]

All good posts. I planted a pair of silver haze fems last year from seed and ended up with two distinct phenotypes. The first was a stinky bitch, all skunky and aromatic. The other was only reminiscent of a fresh cut lawn, the whole way through.
So I guess what I'm getting at is that even with known strains you can have a lot of variability. Not much help, but hey, it's still info.

 

[DirtPoor]

Hmm I think i will have to try some really fragrant plants to go in the greenhouse, I wonder if there is any difference on the smell while flowering between regs and auto flowers...anyone have any input?

 

[Serapis]

You are talking about plants crossed with ruderalis, the genetics haven't really changed and I imagine they smell just as lovely as their DNA ancestors.

Hmm I think i will have to try some really fragrant plants to go in the greenhouse, I wonder if there is any difference on the smell while flowering between regs and auto flowers...anyone have any input?

 

[DirtPoor]

You are talking about plants crossed with ruderalis, the genetics haven't really changed and I imagine they smell just as lovely as their DNA ancestors.

Ok cool I was thinking there wouldn't really be any difference, but there was still a bit of hope lol. I will just look into something that smells really good a loud when it grows to mask the scent of the even better smelling autos

 

[Theowl]

Basil, mint, thyme... Use herbs to mask the scent of your herbs. ; )
They come in handy when you are cooking a badass meal as well!
I had a pach of mint that was like five feet by five feet and it was awesome to sit in and meditate. It was called pennyroyal and stays LOW to the ground. Like a carpet.
My basil plants got nearly four feet tall and when you shook or bumped the plants it was intense. Also, I couldve lst'd a mj or two and they would have never been noticed
From the road. However when living with inlaws, it was best not to. Well, hope that's an option, homegrown is always best--with our friendly herb as well as foodplants.

 

[DirtPoor]

Yea that does seem like a good idea, killing two birds with one stone

 

[pkrkid73]

so doing this in the very back of the backyard behind some other plants without the family knowing would not be a good idea?