The first basic of growing marijuana is there are three main ways to grow a crop of pot, indoors, outdoors and in a greenhouse. Then there are some more specifics, like growing indoors can mean growing a crop of cannabis several different ways. The first is in a room that is known as a grow room; this is a room in the house, an attic or basement that is dedicated to growing pot. Then there is the closet crop, this is usually two or three plants that are grown in a closet that has been prepared to be used for this function and then there is the hydroponics crop, this is an indoor crop grown without the use of soil.

The outdoor crop is usually hidden and often referred to as gorilla growing, and the greenhouse crop is most often grown by growers that live in rural areas, since this is one crop that can cause legal problems.