THOMASVILLE — Had the Coolidge marijuana plants harvested by drug agents grown to full maturity, the cultivator would have been more than $65,000 richer.

The first marijuana plants were visible by Albert Williams Jr.’s front porch. An unsuccessful attempt had been made to camouflage the plants with other vegetation.

Many more marijuana plants were growing on one side of the mobile home at 2050 Geranium St.

“We also found numerous plants growing in the backyard. Some were in the ground. Some were in pots,” said Kevin Lee, Vice Division chief of Thomas County/Thomasville Narcotics.

Other pot plants were found at the edge of nearby woods. Still others were being cultivated in an overgrown flowerbed.

Narcotics agents confiscated 67 plants that would have had a value of $1,000 each at maturity.

“They range from six inches to three feet,” Lee explained.

Lee said Williams, 51, admitted taking good care of the plants.

“He said he knew they were here. He was taking care of them,” Lee said.

The plants — discovered Tuesday morning — are this year’s crop. Lee attributed their size to ample fertilizing and watering. “Numerous of them were very healthy plants,” he said.

Noting dry conditions, Lee said Williams obviously planted the contraband near his residence so he could water them easily.

Marijuana plants are beyond the seedling stage and are easier to spot now, Lee said.

On Wednesday night, Williams, a plantation worker, was being held in the Thomas County Jail in lieu of a $1,000 bond.