Plants Flowering too Soon

I am stumped as to why my plants are starting to flower. I noticed today that many of my plants have sprouted pistals. I am growing clones outdoors at about the 42 paralell. The clones are mostly lemon skunk and some silver haze from my mother plants. There are 23 plants and 15 are showing with the rest in pre-flower stages. They are getting ferts geared towards veg growth 24-8-16 liquid fert with a time release 8-4-6 sprinkled on the ground for first 4 weeks. I stop the time release about 6 weeks prior to expected flower onset. Most plants get at least 8 hrs of direct sun with some getting up to 12 of direct light.

Here is my question. Is it possible the clouds and rain have caused early flowering? Here in the N.E. it has been cloudy and rainy for the better part of the last three weeks. Last weekend my plants had no signs of flower and all semed to be in vigorous veg growth, averaging 3+ inches a week for the last three weeks.

Anyone out there having the same issue? Had the same isue? I'm stumped.

Grow On! JPS

To be honest, pictures would help immensely in this situation. If it's throwing pistals, it doesn't necessary mean that it's flowering, but it could be a sex indicator. I think the problem lies in the transfer outside. Cloudy and rainy days still give out enough light for the plants.

You said you were growing outdoors, are your plants near trees, or anything tall enough to block out the sun? It seems like your plants aren't getting too much light, as you noted (12-8 hours of direct light).

But back to my initial point, PICTURES :)

i will get some pics today when I go out. A couple plants get shaded by a tree from about 11 am untill 1 pm other that that all plants are in direct light from about 7 am untill at least 6 pm. I wasn't expecting pistals for another 6 weeks. Late July I usually start to see them popping up.

Grow On! JPS

Well you never know, but pictures will tell.

You have interesting strains, can't wait to see them. :thumbsup: