Quote Originally Posted by redtails
I'd leave it on the balcony for now until you can plan it out thoroughly, best light it can get and it's free. You will need to find some way to flower it before it naturally wants to in summer/fall unless you can hide a huge marijuana tree on your balcony. You can do this by bringing it in permanently and using the cfls on a timer, bringing it in every day after 12 hrs of sunlight for a forced dark period, or by covering it completely after 12 hrs each day. Since I assume this is your first grow, leaving it outside will be the easiest option, but with forced flowering you will need to be dedicated to giving it 12 hrs of complete dark every single night for about 2 months or risk problems in bud development.
Hi,

This leads me into another question. When utilizing natural sunlight only, should the plants have 12 hours of direct light prior to covering?...or is partial shade acceptable?.

I was thinking 8A-8P of partial sun(with several hours direct)come June when sun angle is at its' max.