I just recently started growing indoors having moved out of my parents house. I have had many successful outdoor crops though. one of the main ways people lose an outdoor crop is to other people finding it. this happened to me my first time growing. i showed my friend, who showed his friend, and so on. then whoever chopped our buds off did it 1 month too early so its not like they got anything out of it really. pick a spot that you have trouble getting too. the more thorns and bushes and nasty shit in the way, the better a spot it is. and if you can take a different path everytime you go back to avoid making a trail. visiting at night is another way to lower your risk of getting caught. and use flashlights sparingly, because they are very noticable, obviously. once you find a nice spot, then worry about sunlight penetration. when i found my spot, me and my growing partner spent about 8 hours total clearing out small trees and large branches to allow for more light. then use the bushes, trees, branches and thing and create a barrier-like wall around the grow spot. you can buy some stakes and chicken wire too and fence off your plant area as well. i suggest spraypainting the chicken wire and wooden stakes for increases camoflouge. and depending on how the soil is in your area, you have a couple of options. you can simply add nutrients to the water you use, or you can be a badass and do what i did. i decided to dig a 6' by 6' area, and about 2' to 3' feet deep. this took about 2 days. then fill this space with good soil. i used foxfarm. but again you have to be careful with this because many top quality soils contain blood and bone meal, which can attract critters. i found the best way to keep them away, seriously, is to piss around the perimeter of your spot. some people find this weird but it really works. also human hair, from like a barbershop, can be spread around your area and this can work too. but urine is a way stronger smell and will work better. i would hold it in until i got to my spot and tried to do this everytime. another thing you want to do is LEARN YOUR WOODS!. i cant stress this enough. in the event of an emergency, youll have a much better chance of escape if you know whats around the next corner. i dont know about the local parks in NZ or the amount of wooded area, but if youre still having trouble finding a spot, try volunteering for the parks and recreation service. like a "volunteer park ranger" or something. this is what i did and it worked beautifully. it gave me access to everything, and reason to be there after the parks closed. preparation is the hardest step to growing outdoors. its a lot of work but the results are drastically better and yield is extremely larger than an indoor grow. if you have anymore questions just pm me or email me at sublime1@tmail.com . i hope this helps