Mary Jane on the lawn

Matt_S

I used to smoke pot, but quit, and my roomate used to smoke pot, but he stopped too. For some reason though, he kept around a small vial of marijuana seeds. We had someone from campus maintenance come over today to our apartment and fix our toilet, and I told him that I was going to put his vial up in his room so the maintenance guys don't see it and narc on us. He tells me to actually toss it...I say "Cool", open it up and throw it outside and tossed the empty vial in the trash.

However, being a pretty stupid and thoughtless person myself, I don't realize that I just threw the pot seeds on a bunch of grass. Whoops. Is there any chance that this pot might...grow? FYI, I live in a climate that gets upwards between 90-100 degrees during the summer with a thunderstorm here and there, a fall that is super cloudy and rainy without much sun, and a winter in which it snows up till about March. He's had the seeds for a while, since around December-January-ish, and the grass I tossed the seeds on is mowed once every two or three weeks or so. Oh, and there were about eight or nine seeds in the vial.

I was kind of freaking out a little bit earlier, and I still have the jitters...just want to know that everything will be OK.

TLDR: Accidentily tossed some marijuana seeds on our grassy lawn, do I need to worry about them taking root and growing?

Slapnuts

Even if they happen to grow, you can claim that it wasn't you that planted them. They'd just be growing randomly out there, not like you're cultivating it. They'd probably just look like they're growing wild, anyone could have tossed the seeds there.

You're alright.

Gafoto

It's possible they're still viable but even if they do sprout, is there really a worry? The plants will probably just get mowed down.

Supposing they sprouted and grew to a size where they were discernible as cannabis, would that matter? Someone can't go knocking down your door because they found those plants growing nearby.

Basically the plants won't ever get large enough to be seen as cannabis even if they do sprout, which is unlikely.

Ketkoot

Plants are pretty tough; there's a chance that anything will grow. How long are you living there? You could just weed the area you threw them on if they ever germinate. I don't pretend to know much about growing marijuana, but it probably looks a bit different than grass.

Anyway, sounds like your summers will be pretty hot and dry so they might dry up; however, since they would be on a lawn, the sprinklers could keep them going. In any case, the snow should kill them and it doesn't sound like there's any evidence that you threw them there.

Raneados

well

they probably won;t grow, marijuana is a fickle plant. VERY fickle

but even if they do, how are they going to know it's yours? It'll have to get to like a foot before Joe Workman recognizes it as anything but some weed

chances are they'll just destroy it when they, you know, cut the grass

Doc

It's just a plant, so it's not going to go "BOOM," four foot tall cannabis plant, overnight.

Just keep an eye out and if there's a problem, pull the weeds, so to speak.

Gafoto

Most large herbaceous plants will not tolerate constant trimming back down to a couple inches like grass will. If the apartment complex mows the lawn so that it doesn't look like a total jungle the plants will get destroyed.

Matt_S

Ketkoot wrote: »

Plants are pretty tough; there's a chance that anything will grow. How long are you living there? You could just weed the area you threw them on if they ever germinate. I don't pretend to know much about growing marijuana, but it probably looks a bit different than grass.

Anyway, sounds like your summers will be pretty hot and dry so they might dry up; however, since they would be on a lawn, the sprinklers could keep them going. In any case, the snow should kill them and it doesn't sound like there's any evidence that you threw them there.

I'm going to be here only for the summer, I'm moving back to the dorms in late August. The reason I'm afraid of them tying the weed to us is that they're kind of in front of the apartment...not directly in front, but down and around the property some.

But it would be hard to tie to us, simply because it's by a road that's used fairly regularly and kind of spread out...anyone could have done it just driving by or something.

RNEMESiS42

It will be weeks to a month (if they sprout) before they even look anything like marijuana. If you see them growing...just kill them? I wouldn't freak out too much.

Raneados

dude you're fine

don't worry about this at all


also teehee you're paranoid

Al_wat

Kill them if/when they sprout. No one will ever know.

The Cat

srsly paranoid. also if the seeds have been in the container more than a few months, they're probably not viable anymore anyway.

Doc

THE POLICE WILL FIND OUT AND YOU WILL GO TO JAIL WHAT WERE YOU THINKING

Matt_S

Haha yeah I know I'm paranoid. I blow everything out of proportion - not just weed, mind you. That's what my roomies were telling me when I was freaking out about this earlier. I think that it's just I have a lot going for me now, I don't want anything to screw it up.

Anyways, I'm a little drunk right now and not as paranoid. I guess inebriation helps...hmm...

Matt_S

Doc wrote: »

THE POLICE WILL FIND OUT AND YOU WILL GO TO JAIL WHAT WERE YOU THINKING

Haha thank you for this.

Deadfall

Raneados wrote: »

well

they probably won;t grow, marijuana is a fickle plant. VERY fickle

This.

An ex-roommate of mine tried to grow some plants in his closet with a full indoor-setup. This was without my knowledge.

Aside from the fact that he was, in fact, an idiot, nothing grew. Not even close.

I don't think yours will grow at all.

Technicality

I grew some on a windowsill when I was younger with no research or special equipment. I did get a very low percentage of the seeds germinating, but once they had done so I didn't find them that hard to grow. I wonder if they just have a reputation because stoners are such a forgetful bunch.

I did kill one by overwatering it, and another by excessive pruning to make a birthday cake :oops:. They also grew quite slowly (I suspect due to non ideal light conditions). It took a several months to get to a foot in height.

So basically, from my experience they aren't that fickle, but I wouldn't expect many of the seeds to germinate even in ideal conditions, and if they do a lawnmower will definitely kill them.

LoveIsUnity

Do you know what strain the seeds are? Depending on what the seeds are they may not even grow outdoors (a lot of high-quality stuff doesn't do well outdoors). Also, depending on what strain they are, you may be looking at the difference between 4-8 week harvest times and 4-8 month harvest times... which would correspond to slower or faster sprouting times as well. If you don't feel comfortable talking about it in this thread feel free to send me a PM.

LewieP's Mummy

I once watched a gardening programme - where you could bring in your plant and the presenters would tell you what was wrong with it/ identify it. A woman had dug up and potted a plant she had found in her garden and brought it in cos she couldn't identify it. The presenter asked her (with a very straight face) if she had a pet bird, she said yes, looking puzzled. He explained to her what it was - apparently hemp seed is in pet bird food.
She was very :oops:
The plant was taken off her.

RNEMESiS42

The Cat wrote: »

srsly paranoid. also if the seeds have been in the container more than a few months, they're probably not viable anymore anyway.

Not that I know anything about how long seeds last before they expire ::shifty eyes:: but those seeds could be in that container for up to five years without losing any abilities to sprout, but they may be a little iffy.

Andrew_Jay

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Matt_S

LoveIsUnity wrote: »

Do you know what strain the seeds are? Depending on what the seeds are they may not even grow outdoors (a lot of high-quality stuff doesn't do well outdoors). Also, depending on what strain they are, you may be looking at the difference between 4-8 week harvest times and 4-8 month harvest times... which would correspond to slower or faster sprouting times as well. If you don't feel comfortable talking about it in this thread feel free to send me a PM.

I'm not sure what strain they are, and knowing my roomie, he might not even know.

I'm just going to take the advice from within this thread and try not to worry about it, even though as you all have figured out, when it comes to shit like this I get pretty paranoid so it'll be hard not to but I'll probably calm down a bit as the week goes on and the chances that they take root and grow look lesser and lesser. I walk through the lawn quite a bit as I head to the b-ball courts, so I'll take a quick gander now and then and yank any if I see them.

Thanks for the advice everyone.