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I know the title sounds odd, but have to ever just came upon a weed plant growing somewhere? (not one you planted, obviously)
This thread http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14723 reminded me of something that happened about 20 years ago. I had just got out on my own, had just rented my first house and had been in it for about four months. One day, after getting a ride from my uncle, he pulls up to the driveway near the large metal bin that held trash until pickup to keep dogs out of it. As I get out of his car, he looks through the open door, looks at me, and says "do you know you have a marijuana plant growing in your front yard?
I turned around, and yes, there was a pot plant that was at least four foot tall growing through the trash bin. I had seen the plant a few times sticking trash in there, but never took notice of what it was. My guess was some previous pothead tenant tossed some seeds in the trash bin, and nature took over.
What has to be said now, was that the trash bin sat no further than 50 feet from the automotive body shop that just happened to be owned by the local Justice of the Peace, he held his business in the front office, the local PD, sheriffs officers, constables, and highway patrol usually parked along the street in front of our house, and there were times when officers were actually parked up next to the trash bin/plant, hell I bet some may have even brushed against it.
Well, I had planned to just go out there and pull it until my brother started getting me paranoid, saying "they probably know it is there, and are just waiting for you to pull it to get a warrant" type shit, so for the next couple of weeks i didn't even look at it.
When I finally grew the balls to pull it up, it was closer to 5 feet tall, and bushing out. I pulled it up with the dirt and roots and all, (and here is where it may get a illegal) and transferred it into a pot that was left-over from planting jalapeno peppers. I packed it in, watered her a bit, and took to the rear room that had very nice lightning until I could figure something to do with it.
I didn't have an exit plan for it , so basically I just kept it back there, very curious of it, as I had never one grown. either.
Anyhow, few weeks went by and I stopped by the JPs to see if he could sell me a few sheets of wet-dry sandpaper for a project like usual. He said no problem, went in the back and came out with the paper.
As I was walking out the door, he called out to me, asking "Hey Steve, did you ever get that pretty plant growing out the side of your trash-box transplanted?"
I almost shat myself, I had views of going to the pen, Alcatraz, etc.
I told him the only thing I could: "yeah, I got it cleaned up and re-potted and it is doing well, would you like to have it?"
He replied "No-no, I don't need in it, you can keep it, but if I were you I'd keep it indoors, as someone else might be jealous of such a pretty plant if you catch my drift."
I was shocked.
Stevo
This thread http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14723 reminded me of something that happened about 20 years ago. I had just got out on my own, had just rented my first house and had been in it for about four months. One day, after getting a ride from my uncle, he pulls up to the driveway near the large metal bin that held trash until pickup to keep dogs out of it. As I get out of his car, he looks through the open door, looks at me, and says "do you know you have a marijuana plant growing in your front yard?
I turned around, and yes, there was a pot plant that was at least four foot tall growing through the trash bin. I had seen the plant a few times sticking trash in there, but never took notice of what it was. My guess was some previous pothead tenant tossed some seeds in the trash bin, and nature took over.
What has to be said now, was that the trash bin sat no further than 50 feet from the automotive body shop that just happened to be owned by the local Justice of the Peace, he held his business in the front office, the local PD, sheriffs officers, constables, and highway patrol usually parked along the street in front of our house, and there were times when officers were actually parked up next to the trash bin/plant, hell I bet some may have even brushed against it.
Well, I had planned to just go out there and pull it until my brother started getting me paranoid, saying "they probably know it is there, and are just waiting for you to pull it to get a warrant" type shit, so for the next couple of weeks i didn't even look at it.
When I finally grew the balls to pull it up, it was closer to 5 feet tall, and bushing out. I pulled it up with the dirt and roots and all, (and here is where it may get a illegal) and transferred it into a pot that was left-over from planting jalapeno peppers. I packed it in, watered her a bit, and took to the rear room that had very nice lightning until I could figure something to do with it.
I didn't have an exit plan for it , so basically I just kept it back there, very curious of it, as I had never one grown. either.
Anyhow, few weeks went by and I stopped by the JPs to see if he could sell me a few sheets of wet-dry sandpaper for a project like usual. He said no problem, went in the back and came out with the paper.
As I was walking out the door, he called out to me, asking "Hey Steve, did you ever get that pretty plant growing out the side of your trash-box transplanted?"
I almost shat myself, I had views of going to the pen, Alcatraz, etc.
I told him the only thing I could: "yeah, I got it cleaned up and re-potted and it is doing well, would you like to have it?"
He replied "No-no, I don't need in it, you can keep it, but if I were you I'd keep it indoors, as someone else might be jealous of such a pretty plant if you catch my drift."
I was shocked.
Stevo
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