F Me My Girls are Starting to Flower

they been outside for about 3-4 weeks but i just noticed a few real small flowers starting to form. I'm in nor cal and the sun is about 14 hours a day. will they revert and be ok or am i going to be screwed?

it'll all depend on your strains genetics, only time will tell.
Even anything under 15-16 hours can trigger flowering.
I just became aware recently how short your summer days are down South.
I'm used to 18 hours of light in the summer.

any of you other nor cal guys have this problem

no,are they in the shade?? otherwise they should go back to veg id assume. i put mine out may 1st and they r fine

they do get some shade but full sun from 9am to 3 or 4 pm

mrduke said:

any of you other nor cal guys have this problem

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Yep. Got one of my plants in a 100G smartpot doing that, not stoked. I'm debating killing it and replacing it or just hoping it revegs. I do have replacement plants for it.

I had a few extra clones I threw outside in pots a couple weeks ago and they all immediately started to flower so I tossed them.

mrduke said:

any of you other nor cal guys have this problem

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yes i do plants from seeds they started to flower don't know why but yeah clones are doing a lot better outdoor growing nicely but the plants from seed are like auto flowering plants LOL

mine are almost three foot tall i hate to just toss em. but i can have replacements ready anytime,

mrduke said:

mine are almost three foot tall i hate to just toss em.

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there's no reson why you should unless they hermie severly on you.

why not hang a cfl and put it on a timer for a few more hours of light?

mrduke said:

any of you other nor cal guys have this problem

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I'm in Sacramento and a lot of people do have that problem here. Ask growers or the guys at the dispensaries and they'll usually agree June 1st is the safest time to start. Not to mention the freak hail storm we just had last week. That can happen late as May. I feel bad for anyone who had their girls outside when that swept through.

ya you could put under a light for a couple hours, everyone i no around here whos plants went into flower they out out in like march, mine are still i veg but they get sun from 7am until like a hour till dark

So what if i pulled these inside and put them on a 7pm to 7am light schedule would they herm out due to the light change?

all 9 plants (some not shown) planted 4.20.11 and budding so soon and i'm in socal i don't know what to do

closetkush said:

all 9 plants (some not shown) planted 4.20.11 and budding so soon and i'm in socal i don't know what to do

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There isnt a lot you can really do. Short of taking them indoor's and running them under lights on a 16/8 schedule. Only real option is to make sure they aren't in the shade. And take it as a learning lesson on timing you're outdoor grow's better. Though hopefully some one with more experience may correct me.

cannabis420420 said:

yes i do plants from seeds they started to flower don't know why but yeah clones are doing a lot better outdoor growing nicely but the plants from seed are like auto flowering plants LOL

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mine are the opposite. im in central cali. my seeds are the ones growing nicely and my clones are the ones flowering