Does outdoor flowering work same as indoor?

[BagSeed]

I was wondering if outdoor flowering works the same as indoor? The daylight chart for my city says i won't go into 12/12 untill Sept 25th so does that mean that is when it will start flowering or does it start when it senses the days getting shorter? I also have seen a few charts saying first frost is Nov 7. IDK if that was last years first frost or just an average time but i have seen a few that had that date and then one that said Oct. 10th.... Hope it is later than that cause these beans just started germing today... :watchplant:

 

[That crazy vancouver guy]

the plant is not limited to flowering only when the light cycle is 12/12 exactly... some will start flowering at much greater lights on periods... it all depends on a number of factors, such as the maturity of the plant.

I've had an older girl start flowering when the lights on period was 16+ (indoor in front of the window).

plants are just like people... everyone is different....

 

[tcbud]

Here where i am, the plants start to flower in late july and early august, and finish in early October or sometimes a bit later (afgan dominant strains). The nights get scarey for frost..cause my "average first frost" is late in September.

 

[BagSeed]

What kind of growth can i expect if my light goes to 12/12 on Sept 25 and the seeds go in the ground on the 4th? I know this is a very broad question but will the yield be enough to be worth the time? Could i at least get 3 to 4 oz. per plant? Thanks

 

[Hick]

What kind of growth can i expect if my light goes to 12/12 on Sept 25 and the seeds go in the ground on the 4th? I know this is a very broad question but will the yield be enough to be worth the time? Could i at least get 3 to 4 oz. per plant? Thanks

I've had 3-4 oz succesfull grows from "clones" about a foot tall, put out in early July, but from seed.. ?? You won't be allowed much time for vegetative growth, they will be 'small'.
12/12 has almost nothing to do with outdoor flowering. There is a "sticky" in the Imdoor section, I believe, that explains it pretty well.

 

[BagSeed]

What region do you live in? So even if my plants are 4-5 months old at harvest they won't be very big?

 

[tcbud]

The plant gets info from the length of sun during the day...as the sun time each day gets shorter, the plant is signaled to flower. i planted some seeds last year, late, like in late june, the plants were small, and mostly just a main cola. I dont think i got over a quarter oz from, i think, five. But were worth doing cause i learned from them.
They were pretty sad lookin compared to what i got goin' now.

But if you are talking keeping them under lights....then your vedge time is as long as you want it. When you put them under 12/12 to flower, they mature depending on the strain. Like an afgan will mature before a Sativa, that goes for indoor or out.