force flowering outdoors

[k4rts]

ive been reading alot of things on this site for about 2 weeks now. its pretty impossible for me to have an indoor grow or else i would. i thought about having a grow in a shed at my old house that we moved out of that is now currently not being lived in, but my parents would notice a change in the bill, because they pay 35-40$ a month for water/electric or whatever. right now im living with my sister and theres just no where inside this house to have a grow. the good thing about living here though is that they have 2 aces of trees/forest shit. i have about 15 bag seeds, and i have a few seeds that my friend gave me that are supposed to be good..anyways, i live in FL, i want to plant now. im impatient and i cant wait until the growing season. when the time comes, i want to know how to force my plants into flowering. ive read a few posts saying covering them with trash bags etc..at what times do i need to cover and uncover my plants to give them 12 hours day/night? i read some guys post who says he covers his plants at approximately 430 pm and uncovered them at 10-11 pm..but thats only what 6-7 hours?

[firstgrow]

yea but after thoes 6-7 hours its already dark out so you don't need to cover them anymore, because there is no light to keep away from the plant

[jonster]

force flowering outdoors? never heard of it, using common sense that sounds stupid and in my mind wouldn't work and would just cause stress from light leaks and alot of wasted time and patience, hermie in action is what this thread is all about.

[eclipsedesign]

Say your growing outside in a greenhouse, you can cover the greenhouse with a tarpaulin for 72 hours.
This basically resets the "clock" on the plant and so long as you're doing it as the days are getting shorter this should trigger flowering.