I've got two sativas and two indicas growing in a secluded outdoor guerrilla spot. This is my first ever grow. My plants are already waste high and hardy looking... they're doing well and I'm excited! But I just realized I may have a problem if flowering only starts when the light/dark goes to 12hr/12hr.

You see, I looked my area up in a sunrise/sunset calendar and it looks like we hit 12/12 on September 25th. If my plants don't start to flower until then, I have a problem because our first frost is Nov. 4th (on average) and my seed supplier said the indica flowers in 6-8 weeks and the sativa flowers in 8 weeks. If my plants don't start to flower until September 26 then my buds won't be ready to harvest until mid to late November... which is after we'll likely have a freeze!

Please tell me my plants will start to flower before Sept. 25th. And if so, when do you think they'll start to flower? I'm in Burlington, North Carolina.

Also, when should I go in to check for males? I don't visit the plants often b/c they have a self watering setup and are way back in the middle of a tick/snake infested swamp. But I heard once to check for males before you think the females will be flowering... like the males flower earlier or something. (I want to kill the males)
jsn9333 Reviewed by jsn9333 on . First grow going well!! Question about flowering outdoors... I've got two sativas and two indicas growing in a secluded outdoor guerrilla spot. This is my first ever grow. My plants are already waste high and hardy looking... they're doing well and I'm excited! But I just realized I may have a problem if flowering only starts when the light/dark goes to 12hr/12hr. You see, I looked my area up in a sunrise/sunset calendar and it looks like we hit 12/12 on September 25th. If my plants don't start to flower until then, I have a problem because our Rating: 5