Flowering Already???

I live in sunny Arizona and I planted a couple seedlings in the ground in January. They are healthy and about 12 inches tall and it looks like the are starting to flower already. They get full sun for almost the whole day. Why would they be flowering already? Is there anything I can or should do at this point? Thanks.

What strain are they? or are they bagseed?

Pre-flowers?

AZ baby thats what im talking about! rep+ The AZ sun is HOT and outside your plant is going to decide itself when it wants to flower.

Bag seed, and I am new to growing but I do see some fine little hairs forming and what looks like some buds forming. I am pretty sure the leaf growing has changed or stopped?

Hey man I just made a thread with almost the exact same question, except my plants were clones. They are budding because you put them out before the equinox and they have been receiving at least 12 hours of darkness each day, causing them to flower. If possible, you should start bringing them inside every night and put them under lights for a few weeks, and hopefully they will revert back to vegetative growth to grow for the whole season. This is what I'm doing. Ill let you know how it goes.

They are in the ground, so bringing them inside is not an option at this point. Will they now continue to maturity or will they go back to vegetative eventually?

I was just reading a thread called 04's monster by 04username. He is an Australia grower and, like us, he wanted to get a good head start on the season. Also like us his plant started flowering before spring even really began. Since his were in the ground, he went and got about 8 garden path lights (the ones with the little solar panels). He completely surrounded the plant with them and let them stay on all night. Within a couple weeks his plants went back into vegetative growth. If i were you I might try this. The reason is, even though the day lengths are getting longer, leaving them alone may not be enough to revert it back into vegetative growth before it wastes all its energy on trying to pushing out buds.

Here are some pics of my two plants. Can you tell if they are female or not? Does this look like they are starting to flower?

Doesnt look like it to me. Looks like new growth. I cud be wrong

they dont really look like theyre budding. but the way i see it is. if they flowere now u coould plant some and harvest twice

The details in the pic were a bit fuzzy but it doesn't look like flowering. It looks like new growth, you will be able to tell in a day or two.

Seems like I'm not the only 1 who feels this way!

Does this still look like new growth? Looks like some budding taking place to me. Do you think it will go on to maturity or do you think I am screwed? Thanks.

Arizona Dude said:

Does this still look like new growth? Looks like some budding taking place to me. Do you think it will go on to maturity or do you think I am screwed? Thanks.

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Yep, thats a buddin man.

Does anyone have an idea on whether these plants will possibly continue on to maturity or if they will revert back to vegetative? Thanks for any feedback.

They will probably continue to flowering, it might be too late. I would leave them outside, if they are too far gone, they will continue to flower no matter what. If they arent, she will switch back to veg on her own. There is a time in flowering where its too late and no matter what or how much light she gets, it will still flower. Kinda like the plant knows it dying. Hope this helps.

Thanks for your response, actually I hope that they continue go to maturity. I believe they are large enough to get some decent buds out of them if the don't go back to vegetative. I planted seeds directly in the ground in January and though I was getting a great start on the season and had no idea this could happen. This is my first grow and I learned a lesson about putting a plant out too soon. Next year I will start them in small pots and put them under lights for a few weeks and plant them in the ground about mid April. Also next time I will get some feminized seeds start them indoors and move to outdoors in the ground. Since this is a back yard grow I only have about 3 or 4 good stealth locations in my yard and hate to have to pull half of them out if they are males. I am learning a lot and having lots of fun. All organic and all of my plants are very healthy so far.

This is a very fun "hobby" and as long as you learn from things, you are all the better! Its not too late though, to start another outdoor grow this year. I always use the golden rule of "dont plant outside until 4/20" easy to remember, since 420 is the universal toking number!! LOL. I would start some more off, and get another harvest this year if you could.

What I do every year I want an outdoor grow, is do as you said, start them inside about February from clones, or January from seed on 18/6. Move them slowly outside in mid April (light sun), and transition them 100% outside by 4/20-4/30 ish (full sun). In October, here come the flowers on top of 6' plants.

I have also direct sown the seeds outside, no earlier than 4/20. I have also put clones directly in the ground no earlier than 4/20 and let them grow outside from day one. Its up to you. A young plant is more vulnerable however, so its best to start in pots then transplant them when they are about 6" tall into their permanent outdoor home.

Keep on experimenting and learning, thats the only way I did it!!

Well I'm growing In south FL and my plants get sun light all day but 1 out of 3 went into flowering and its only about 7 1/2 inches tall, you can break the night cycle with a light spot light over your plants as long as its strounger than3 foot candles, the light MUST cover all the plants. For example running A light outside form 9pm to am1 or or 2am to 6am this will interupt the flowering and keep the plant from flowering. I woulden't recomend a ghetto light setup you made your self, try a light mounted on the wall . Make sure it wont get ruined when it rains.