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Scottish Research · 03-17-2014, 04:47 PM

I got about 6 cf of used potting soil. I cleaned it well. All that is left is some roots mixed in. Not that obvious.

Can this be used against me if not removed from grow site?

Thanks!

SR

Photosynthesis · 03-17-2014, 05:13 PM

Reuse it, and save money.

Scottish Research · 03-17-2014, 05:49 PM

That was not my question.

blastfrompast · 03-17-2014, 10:42 PM

Build a raised bed...I store my rootballs up each winter....new uber-veggie bed in the spring..

or 2...or 3...depending on your #'s and whether you grow trees.

I did this on the sly when I lived in the city....best garden ever.........

Now out on my 80 acre homestead I am a bit less discrete....

dddaver · 03-18-2014, 12:17 PM

I think roots can be analyzed to identity the species of plant they are from, but I wouldn't think the expense of that analysis would be shouldered by any LEO unless they were looking for more evidence to bolster a serious charge like trafficking. I hope that helps.

dickcorn · 03-18-2014, 03:23 PM

They can use individual root balls to say you've been manufacturing longer then you say,(continued criminal enterprise). If it's clean and in a pile just say its new lol, they aren't going to spend $$ to try and find traces of roots.

Nadicus_Maximus · 03-19-2014, 11:17 AM

No fucking way that can be used against you. They may however fine you for dumping but even that is grasping at straws.

hayday · 03-19-2014, 11:20 AM

Make a planter box Scotty.I wouldn't just leave the dirt lying around.Plant some mint.They smell nice
Stay safe

prune · 03-19-2014, 06:23 PM

Although there are no charges they can bring for having used potting soil on your property, they are always on the lookout for "identifiers" of a grow that can be used to gain a search warrant. Big chunks of coco, rock wool and especially - perlite.

igrowone · 03-21-2014, 12:42 AM

one thing we see constantly in descriptions of busts, they will do anything(sometimes) to up the initial charges
to them, it's just a bigger set of initial charges, it may be thrown out later but that won't stop them
bigger charges, bigger bail, bigger fear

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Scottish Research Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Highland Piedmont Posts: 2,157	Used potting soil I got about 6 cf of used potting soil. I cleaned it well. All that is left is some roots mixed in. Not that obvious. Can this be used against me if not removed from grow site? Thanks! SR Last edited by Scottish Research; 03-17-2014 at 05:50 PM..
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Photosynthesis Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 618	Reuse it, and save money.
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Scottish Research Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Highland Piedmont Posts: 2,157	That was not my question.
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blastfrompast Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,435	Build a raised bed...I store my rootballs up each winter....new uber-veggie bed in the spring.. or 2...or 3...depending on your #'s and whether you grow trees. I did this on the sly when I lived in the city....best garden ever......... Now out on my 80 acre homestead I am a bit less discrete....
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dddaver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: uh...yeah Posts: 2,345	I think roots can be analyzed to identity the species of plant they are from, but I wouldn't think the expense of that analysis would be shouldered by any LEO unless they were looking for more evidence to bolster a serious charge like trafficking. I hope that helps. __________________ my gggeneration DAV - I can't decide which I like better: either, arguing on the internet is like winning in the Special Olympics, you might win but you're still retarded; or never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience; or you can't fix stupid, so why argue with it? They all are funny, and all are true too. "Well, da Nile ain't just some big river in Egypt neither." "No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late. -Bob Dylan: All Along the Watchtower Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. -George Carlin "The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise Man knows himself to be a fool" -William Shakespeare Long signatures suck. -dddaver Last edited by dddaver; 03-18-2014 at 08:23 PM..
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dickcorn Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 659	They can use individual root balls to say you've been manufacturing longer then you say,(continued criminal enterprise). If it's clean and in a pile just say its new lol, they aren't going to spend $$ to try and find traces of roots. __________________ Precious Roy, Precious Roy, Making lots of suckers out of girls and boys... Tssshhht SUCKERS!!!! Continually striving to become a better ecological masseur.
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Nadicus_Maximus Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 188	No fucking way that can be used against you. They may however fine you for dumping but even that is grasping at straws.
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hayday Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: United States Posts: 741	Make a planter box Scotty.I wouldn't just leave the dirt lying around.Plant some mint.They smell nice Stay safe __________________
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prune Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 551	Although there are no charges they can bring for having used potting soil on your property, they are always on the lookout for "identifiers" of a grow that can be used to gain a search warrant. Big chunks of coco, rock wool and especially - perlite.
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igrowone Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY Posts: 3,980	one thing we see constantly in descriptions of busts, they will do anything(sometimes) to up the initial charges to them, it's just a bigger set of initial charges, it may be thrown out later but that won't stop them bigger charges, bigger bail, bigger fear __________________ current grow: www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=7872194
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