Need your advice on temporary light schedule for seedlings.

Hxcplayer

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Hey guys, i started 3 Autos (Green-O-Matic) and 2 Photos (Applejack & Dinafem Cheese) 6 days ago. Now i know i started them too early to plant them outside, but over here the weather is fine (22 to 28 Celsius in day time, 14 to 18 Celsius in night time).
Since i started them too early, the only issue I'm worried about is them starting to flower. I read a post somewhere here that if you add an additional light during the night, it will prevent the plants from flowering.

So i had an idea of keeping them on my balcony during the day (4 hours direct sunlight) and placing them back inside at night time for 3 or 4 extra hours (depending on your suggestion) under a kitchen light. But this is just temporary, I'm waiting for the days to get longer and the plants to grow a bit bigger before placing them outside in a few spots i have ready in nature.

Here, the sun rises at 6 AM and sets off at 7:30 PM. So my plan is to keep them outside till 7 and then place them back inside for 3 or 4 additional hours under the kitchen light for just a month or so.

Here are a few pics describing my indoor lighting and balcony:
 

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huey14

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You don't have to supplement lighting put them outside they will be fine I started my beans outside the last week of March we are in spring the light is getting longer outside
 

Freda Felcher

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Just leave them outside, they won't be mature enough to start flowering for at least a month. And if they are auto's, they will start when they are ready.
 

Carl Spackler

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The additional light will have no effect on stopping or delaying flowering. Some auto flowering strains can begin flowering in as little as 10 days from germination although 14-21 days is more typical. Autos planted outdoors should be germinated in late spring to maximize the number of peak-sunlight hours. I normally germinate mine around 6/5 but your planting date can vary depending on latitude.
 

fatburt

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if they are seedling put under flouros 24/7 for 2 weeks,switch to 17/7 for 2 weeks,put outside last week of may every day and back inside(maintaining 17/7)for a week,plant out first week of june
 
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