Dealing with weird outdoor shade/light cycles

I live in an area where the temperature is very stable. Near the ocean so it gets foggy sometimes but its pretty much 40f to 80f year round, so its never really to cold to grow. I got a little space for growing but its on the east side of a 1 story garage and its surrounded by a 6 or 7 foot fence.

The problem I have is my plants will start to flower in May because they get a good bit of shade. This causes the plants to flower and then revert in June. The plants get super dense and the plants are more prone to mold.

Does anyone have any suggestions for strains that would be less prone to this problem. Seems like seed banks advertises strains that flower early as a good thing but I think I need the opposite of that.

Any suggestions?

goblets said:

I live in an area where the temperature is very stable. Near the ocean so it gets foggy sometimes but its pretty much 40f to 80f year round, so its never really to cold to grow. I got a little space for growing but its on the east side of a 1 story garage and its surrounded by a 6 or 7 foot fence.

The problem I have is my plants will start to flower in May because they get a good bit of shade. This causes the plants to flower and then revert in June. The plants get super dense and the plants are more prone to mold.

Does anyone have any suggestions for strains that would be less prone to this problem. Seems like seed banks advertises strains that flower early as a good thing but I think I need the opposite of that.

Any suggestions?

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In your situation I would reach for autoflowers so the light isn't a factor. If you have shade issues you arent going to experience the yield benefits of full sun anyway. Your other option is to put a bright light facing your plants for a couple hours when the sun goes down. This will disrupt the amount of time in the dark. However, like I said your likely not going to get the yield benefits. Unless you go full on hybrid growing and have some grow lights going when the sun goes down and/or your plants are in shade. Then you determine when they flower just as you would indoors.

HarryCooter said:

In your situation I would reach for autoflowers so the light isn't a factor.

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I have been thinking about that option.

HarryCooter said:

your likely not going to get the yield benefits.

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Well yea it takes super bright light to grow really good buds. I cant grow the best weed ever in this environment. The thing is I am a medical user and require a lot of THC due to my high tolerance. I make a coconut oil extract out of most of it. So 2 %12 THC plants for me is just as good as 1 %24 THC plant. I still get 5 or 6 hours of really bright sun so the plants do ok.

goblets said:

I live in an area where the temperature is very stable. Near the ocean so it gets foggy sometimes but its pretty much 40f to 80f year round, so its never really to cold to grow. I got a little space for growing but its on the east side of a 1 story garage and its surrounded by a 6 or 7 foot fence.

The problem I have is my plants will start to flower in May because they get a good bit of shade. This causes the plants to flower and then revert in June. The plants get super dense and the plants are more prone to mold.

Does anyone have any suggestions for strains that would be less prone to this problem. Seems like seed banks advertises strains that flower early as a good thing but I think I need the opposite of that.

Any suggestions?

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I don't think it is the shade, just the length of day that is causing your early flower. 3 of the 18 plant I put out a couple of weeks ago are trying to early flower. I'm pretty far south, so my days are shorter.

too larry said:

I don't think it is the shade, just the length of day that is causing your early flower. 3 of the 18 plant I put out a couple of weeks ago are trying to early flower. I'm pretty far south, so my days are shorter.

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Maybe I just need to start later in the season. I was going for big plants so I wanted to start early as possible. Maybe I need to wait for may to sprout seedlings

goblets said:

Maybe I just need to start later in the season. I was going for big plants so I wanted to start early as possible. Maybe I need to wait for may to sprout seedlings

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If you are near a power source, running a sting of LED lights for two hours at midnight will trick the plants into thinking it's summertime. They will kick right back into veg.

goblets said:

Maybe I just need to start later in the season. I was going for big plants so I wanted to start early as possible. Maybe I need to wait for may to sprout seedlings

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If you want big plants...start them early then don't put them outside til you have at least 15 hours of daylight. That is how I grow monster size plants. Mine will be transplanted starting tomorrow.