Flowering question

[HillbillyG]

Hey I have read alot about growing outdoors and I have a spot,seeds, and a good water supply but the question I need to know is this. Do I have to cover my plants to make them flower or will the do it on there own?? I live in northern minnesota so about the middle of may I should be able to plant and the kill frost comes around september 15th. Is this enough time for the plants to flower naturally?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

HillbillyG Reviewed by HillbillyG on 04-01-2005. Flowering question Hey I have read alot about growing outdoors and I have a spot,seeds, and a good water supply but the question I need to know is this. Do I have to cover my plants to make them flower or will the do it on there own?? I live in northern minnesota so about the middle of may I should be able to plant and the kill frost comes around september 15th. Is this enough time for the plants to flower naturally?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Rating: 5

[Neojedi]

Ya, I think you'll need to search out an early finishing plant.And certainly, start seeds early indoors.They will not have to be forced to flower.You may need to watch at the end of flowering for any killer frosts, and protect plants if needed.I'm in Mich. and we can get well into Oct. here in Lower penisula.
BE ADVISED, the way these are found in Mich anyway, is by recon flights, don't plant large areas, and be warned these stay green when all other vegetation has dropped around them.

[del...]

they will flower naturally on their own. one can speed up the process with force flowering using a box or something that'll block all light but it's a real pain keeping up with the time table manually. like neo said, you will need a fast flowering strain like durban poison, early girl and others...check the breeder's info and also overgrow's strainguide for what will work in your area. some may recommend lowryder or another auto-flowering strain too but i won't...i prefer the non-ruderleris strains. but there are some excellent auto-flowering strains out there too...years ago we had "sticky #3" that was highly sought after and most excellent flavor and potency. C99 would also probably work for you...it is an extremely short term flowering sativa (not an auto-flower) that will finish close to your date, maybe a tad early. but worth trying if you can afford to experiment with several different strains...which i recommend anyway.

good luck and get em started indoors a month before planting outside if ya can...