Tag Archives: The-Ghost-Advice
Signs Your Grow Site Has Been Found
Hmmm, Someone Has Been Here!There is no feeling in the world quite like that cold shiver down your spine when you approach your sec...
How to Transport Cannabis Seedlings? The Ghost’s On-Site Secret
Jerry here. I get asked all the time about the best way to hike through three miles of thicket with a tray of fragile seedlings without snapping their necks or tipping them over, or being seen. My answer usually surprises people: Don’t do it.
Finding a Guerrilla Grow: The Ghost finds OPP (Other People’s Pot)
erry here. In fifty years of "Ghosting" through the deep woods, I haven’t just been looking at my own plants. I’ve stumbled across what I call OPP—Other People’s Pot—more times than I can count. From massive, 1,000-plant commercial operations run like military camps to tiny, three-plant "hobby" patches tucked into a briar patch, I’ve seen it all.
The Best Time of Day to Visit Your Guerrilla Grow Site
Jerry here. If you’re visiting your "Ghost" spot at high noon on a weekday, you might as well be wearing a neon sign that says what is he doing? In the world of guerrilla growing, timing can be a part of your armor. You have to know when the woods are waking up, when the power that be are still drinking their coffee, and when the "civilians" are most likely not going to be out on the trails.
Dealing with Deer, Elk, and Cattle: The “Ghost” Wildlife Guide
Dealing Deer and Elk eating Your Cannabis PlantsJerry here. Most growers live in fear of animals eating their guerrilla grow. In my...
Watering Plants From a Shallow Well: The Ghost’s Seep Well Secret
Most people see a damp marsh to site a guerrilla grow and think they have to lug heavy buckets from a nearby creek, but you can literally tap into the earth's veins by digging a "seep well." This is the ultimate way to stay invisible and save your back. You do not want to be seen packing buckets of water!
Building Next Year’s Giants: The Ghost’s Sheet Composting Secret
This is a "Master Class" move. You aren't just growing for this season; you’re building a legacy in the soil. Most growers show up in the spring and try to "fix" their soil in a day, but the Ghost knows that the best soil is cooked over a long winter.
The Ghost’s Number One Way to Make a Guerrilla Grow Site
You find a body of water, could be a river, pond, or lake. It can be right next to a boat launch even. What you look for is a stand of either cattails, marsh grass, or reeds...that grow out into the water, as well as up on the shore.
Dry Sieving to Produce Hash: The Ghost’s Guide to Concentrates
What to Do with 'Not Up to Snuff' Buds, and Trim...Dry Sieve it!In my early days, I was a purist—and a wasteful one. I’d harvest al...
Growing Monster Cannabis Plants: Jerry’s ‘Caterpillar’ Trenching Trick
Jerry here. If you want to move past the "hobbyist" stage and start growing monster cannabis plants that break the scales, you have to stop thinking vertically. Most folks want their Sativas to hit the clouds, but tall is not always better.
The Ghost’s Favorite Ways to Site a Guerrilla Grow
My Two favorite Ways to Site a Cannabis Guerrilla GrowIf you’re walking a trail to get to your grow, you aren't a Ghost—you’re leav...
Solar Powered Irrigation for Cannabis: The Ghost’s Solar Watering Hack
Solar Powered Irrigation for Cannabis: The Ghost’s Solar Watering HackIf you want to grow 15-foot giants guerrilla but only visit y...
The Ultimate Ghost Ride: Using My Camper for Heavy Extraction
That is the ultimate "Ghost" setup. A camper isn't just a vehicle; it's a mobile base of operations. To a passerby or a ranger, you’re just a retiree or a traveler enjoying the great outdoors. They don’t realize you have a high-altitude, scent-proof vault sitting 12 feet above their heads.
Cannabis Companion Planting for Pest Control
While I have very few 'bug' problems in my neck of the woods, I know that is not the case everywhere. After 50 years of growing, I’ve learned that the best defense isn’t found in a spray bottle—it’s found in the power of Cannabis companion planting for pest control, and assuring your plants are growing vigorously enough to over come infestations themselves.
How to Build a Stealth Guerrilla Grow Site
Lessons from The Ghost...Site PreparationHave you ever looked at a patch of wild forest or a remote hillside and thought, "Man, tha...