early buds??

Early bud gets the worm?

They're triggered to flower by the amount of light that they get or they are auto flowering plants.  How much sun do they get?   

Take the male out asap, especially if it has already flowered.  You'll get nothing but seed sacks w/worthless bud.  

Most cannabis plants that are not auto-flowering types need 15 hours of light a day or more to grow vegetatively. You don't get that outdoors in most of the U.S. until May. We start our seeds or clones in the closet around Mar. 21 with 15 hours of light. They move to the greenhouse around April 21 but still need lights there to keep them around 15 hours. Around May 21 we move them outside; by that time there are 15 hours of light a day from the sun.

I hear they are triggered by nearby smoked meats.  Also  footsteps of large football playing children send the plants trembling toward flowering...

You probably put them outside too early and the change in the light pattern caused them to go into budding stage prematurely.  I have had the same thing happen with at least one plant the past two years.  All is not lost.  They will make some small buds and then they will "re-veg."   During that phase, they might get funny leaves that look nothing like the traditional cannabis fan leaves, and will instead look like spinach.  That phase will pass soon enough and the plant will start producing fan leaves again and will be back on track in a solid veg mode until the light cycle switches back in late summer.   The two plants of mine that budded prematurely and then went into re-veg went on to mature nicely and got a great second harvest on each. 

I want to grow a high-CBD variety in my Portland yard... problem is that we only get 1/2 day sun....should I even attempt it? I don't own grow lights and don't plan on buying any.

I tell ya those politicians ought to leaf the time change alone. A great season to you ,Tim. I'm sitting this year out. 

LLOLLO - a little is better than nothing.  No difference between growing high CBD or high THC.  Direct sun and dry air are your best friends but you can always work within your climate. 

 >>>>>11 hours 20 min direct sunlight

That's why they're flowering.

Hey Tim, check out this webpage on re-veging cannabis plants that start budding prematurely because they were put out too early in solar cycle.  The pictures and narrative match my experience and its not necessarily a bad thing:

http://www.growweedeasy.com/re-veg-monstercropping

Anyone Ever Had Success Growing Plants on A Window Sill  ? I Have a Wide One That Gets A Lot Of Sun - Should i Try ?  Just Small Ones Like House Plants ?

Going to Try and Sprout some Tiger Stripe Seeds I've   had from The Early 1990s !  Long Before Indoor Med Bud !   Real Skunk and Thai Strains !!

>>>>Anyone Ever Had Success Growing Plants on A Window Sill 

I haven't tried that but think your biggest limitation would be container size.  For my outdoor patio plants, I have used 20 - 30 gallon containers with great success.   The smaller the container, the smaller the plant will be. Not sure how big you can go with something on a window sill.  Still, as Jonas pointed out in response to Llollo's question about a shady yard, a little is better than nothing.

Herm will still pollinate your female plants --- get rid of it. 

An isolated hermy is great, as 90% of the seeds that it will produce will be female.  Though I'm sure there are plenty of zoners that can provide seeds for next season.

Ken-hit the nail on the sill grow.  Rule of thumb(and I know plenty of growers can do more and many less) is 1 oz yield per gallon of soil.  

^^

Hermie seed grows hermie weed. Toss that shit or suffer.

>> Ken-hit the nail on the sill grow.  Rule of thumb(and I know plenty of growers can do more and many less) is 1 oz yield per gallon of soil.  

I get way more than that, at least double. This years strains that I've started are NYC Diesel, Critical Kush, Cotton Candy Cane, White Widow, Blueberry Gum and Cheese.

Now I Have to Find The Seeds i know where they are They are   in 2 containers - 1 in a classic black kodak Container ! about 35 seeds total from the early 1990s Skunk tiger stripes and some smaller thai strain seeds Last i checked they looked fine  i begin the germination process friday

my sill plants? 1.5 gal  Containers 3 total what i get is what i get experimenting   even with super soil / organic blend AND Fish Emulsion

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