So im just starting up a couple of plants and me and my buddies have been talking about the whole process and it seems that everything should go very well, the only thing im wondering is how i could get my plants to flower earlier. I know normally with outdoor plants you just leave them and eventually they flower on their own towards fall, but that way id end up with a 6 foot plant, which although i would love, i dont think i can get away with. So what im wondering is if there is anyway to make them flower sooner(i only want the plant to be maybe 3 foot max by the end). The only idea we could think of is put some kind of box over to simulate the type of 12-12 lighting period most indoor growers use to trigger flowering. ANY ideas are helpful. Thanks

Your best bet is training/pruning your plant to grow shorter, bushier and closer to the ground or starting your grow op later in the year. Inducing flowering outdoors is a pain in the ass, and involves tending to your plant every day during flowering. If you're doing a gorilla grow it really increases your chances of getting caught.

i have the same problem, but some people suggested that i put a black garbage bag over it, but leaving the bottom open for ventilation and oxygen flow. i have yet to try it so i dont know if it works but it seems like it could

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AlphaNoN, thanks for the advice i probably will be pruning/training my plants, and khronic420 that seems like it would definetly work if youre doin that anytime soon let me know how it works out for you.

You are going to have to cover/un cover the plants every day at the exact same time. It would work. Ya think ya can do that every day. I think not.

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well i could, i just really really really dont want to. thats the problem. thats why im lookin for any other ways to go about doin it.

If you've got some money to blow, you could look into building a "solar tracker" that moves with the sunlight and will automatically cover your plants in the afternoon.

Here's somebody's homemade setup that looks like it could be adapted for your purposes, the most expensive part will be a solar panel capable of delivering enough power:
My Homemade Solar Tracker

But instead of following the sun you'd want it to slide a large box (like a waterproofed refrigerator box) over your plant at the same time each day.

also does anyone know anything about moving plants from outdoor vegging to indoor for flowering? thats another small possibility i have but i dont know if that would do any damage to the plant with the whole change in lighting

well that would be real awesome to have, but it looks complicated as hell and i dont think a solar panelled refrigerator would blend in too well with nature haha

well if u find any better ways let me kno cuz i got that same problem

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There's nothing like the sweet sweet sensi,
The first time me take a draw was in elementary,
Reach high school an get the herb it plenty,
Like Scare Dem dub for Soul Jah One or Lenky yeah,
Me stash box never empty,
The fifty dollar bag we call that half century,
Me start me own herb documentary,
Bermy man a call that film 4:20 -Collie Budz