Flowering outdoor plants

OK IV GOT PLANTS GROWING OUTDOORS AND IM WONDERIN IF YOU HAVE TO PUT THEM INTO A FLOWERING STAGE
YOU KNOW WITH HYDROPONICS HOW YOU CHANGE THERE LIGHTING SO IT GOES INTO A FLOWERING STAGE

WELL IS IT THE SAME WITH OUTDOOR PLANTS ? DO YOU NEED TO CHANGE SOMETHING TO MAKE THEM GO INTO FLOWERING OR DO THEY JUST GO THROUGH THE PROCESS THEMSELVES ?

PLZ HELP
ANY FEEDBACK APPRECIATED

outdoor plants work the same as indoor plants, the amount of light and darkness recieved by the plant tells the plant when to go into flowering. 12/12 is a good amount of light for flowering. which means the plant recieves 12 hrs of darkness and 12 hrs of light . so it depends on the season of the year to put the plants into flowering outdoors. if u are not in the season for flowering , you can put your plants into flowering by simulating false darkness. an easy way to do this is to basically cover and uncover your plants daily(with a black tarp or dark plastic of some sort).

so thats meaning i would have to uncover them early every mornin ?
eg. uncover at 7am then cover at 7pm
? wats some suggestions lol

when daylight hours get shorter they will start showing sex they will do this all by themselves at the right time of the yr

thats the idea... if its not the season for flowering and u dont have an auto flowering strain, simulating darkness is the way to do it.