First Outdoor with limited light

[collin760]

hey all just started 2 clones and 4 seeds about a week ago in the ground outside. Everything has come out of the ground and seems to be doing fine along with my tamatos but..there is limited direct sun light about 5hours 6 hours at best a day will this make them flower right out the gate or will they still veg because there is still sun out there just not right in it ??

collin760 Reviewed by collin760 on 05-05-2011. First Outdoor with limited light hey all just started 2 clones and 4 seeds about a week ago in the ground outside. Everything has come out of the ground and seems to be doing fine along with my tamatos but..there is limited direct sun light about 5hours 6 hours at best a day will this make them flower right out the gate or will they still veg because there is still sun out there just not right in it ?? Rating: 5

[Max Blast]

I also grow tomatos and have found that they grow bigger and better in almost direct proportion to the amount of sunlight available. I would expect the same from cannabis plants. I know this does not address your question regarding onset of flowering. The effect of ambient light in shaded areas may have some effect but not nearly as effective as direct sun.

Some growers have put plants into 12/12 right from the start and have actually produced buds, but not anywhere near the quantity or quality of allowing at least 3 to 4 weeks of veg time before 12/12 switch. If or when your situation will induce flowering is at best unpredictable. Measure the hours of direct sunlight available on June 21st which is the longest daylight of the season. Generally speaking flowering is induced by a reduction of hours of sunlight and this should not occur until after June 21st. It is not necessarily the number of hours of light that induces flowering but rather the change of (and direction of change) the number of hours of sunlight.

Hope this helps somewhat but I'll be surprised if you get great results with your limited sunlight available but nature is a very adaptable thing and tries to find a way to make things work out.

PS - Vis-a-vis your second post on this forum. You should consider not behaving like an impatient teenager when asking for help from those with more experience. Just something to think about.

regards,
Max Blast