Flowering outdoors in spring?

[Mrs. Weedstein]

So I’ve got a couple spare female seedlings that I plan on flowering in my tent right away, separately from my main outdoor crop.

I don’t have much room in the tent but I want to pollinate one of these females for seed. Even if I had more tent room, I want to grow the other female for sinsemilla, so I wouldn’t want a male in there.

As you can guess from the title of my thread, I am considering flowering the male outdoors this spring. I’ve found it usually takes about 2 weeks for them to produce flowers that release pollen.

Since I will probably flip the females before setting the male outside, I was wondering what’s the latest I can set him out this spring and still induce flower? How late can I leave the male outdoors before he starts revegging? What would be the risks if he does start revegging?

In the past, I have simply placed the male in a cardboard box every 12 hours to induce flowering, which worked fine. However, it took up room inside my double-wide trailer where space is scarce. Also, remembering to box and unbox was a pain in the ass. Yes, I have additional timers but I am not buying another tent or reinforcing the cardboard box to handle a light. Just not worth the effort considering I get pollen in 2 weeks anyway.

 

[Mrs. Weedstein]

For example, are there any studies on the length of daylight that actually triggers flowering and revegging? I know it depends on cultivar but there’s got to be a range...

 

[drsaltzman]

I have done this.
Induced flowering.
As soon as they looked close I put them outside.
They flowered and never went into reveg.
Collected the pollen and culled em.
Timing is everything.
Now you may not be able to identify the best male that early but you’ll get pollen.

 

[Herb & Suds]

You should be able to flip it in your flower room for up to two weeks before it needs removed
Then move it outside gather the pollen and kill it

 

[Mrs. Weedstein]

I have done this.
Induced flowering.
As soon as they looked close I put them outside.
They flowered and never went into reveg.
Collected the pollen and culled em.
Timing is everything.
Now you may not be able to identify the best male that early but you’ll get pollen.

Looks like I will hit 14 hours of sun in late April. Can I still flower before then?