how many hours of sunlight does a plant need outdoors?

I have this 1 plant outdoors. She has been outside from start of seed till now. She is growing great. I was wanting to know how much direct sunlight does she need to finish the right way? I have her just in the backyard and it gets sunlight but I think not enough direct sunlight. I have her in a 3gallon pot, so I can move her around. With that being said, I can still only give her about 5 to 6 hours of direct sunlight. So is that enough or will it cause her not to finish on time because the lack of sunlight that she gets?

looks to be doing fine on 5 or 6 but 8 would be better but long as shes growing why bother let her ride

You should be OK.
In my experience six hours is a workable minimum for direct sunlight. You are close to that.
The more sunlight the better. But you should be able to avoid the feathery, open, loose buds which result from too little direct sun.
Good luck.

gunjamonster said:

looks to be doing fine on 5 or 6 but 8 would be better but long as shes growing why bother let her ride

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ok thank you very much for the reply.

Wavels said:

You should be OK.
In my experience six hours is a workable minimum for direct sunlight. You are close to that.
The more sunlight the better. But you should be able to avoid the feathery, open, loose buds which result from too little direct sun.
Good luck.

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thank you for your reply.

I'm having the same problem. When I started I was getting about 6hrs. Now I'm getting 5 maybe less on some plants. I've got a lot of big trees that I can't do anything about plus some of my plants are in the ground and the others are too big to move, also I've got them locked inside a security fence. I'm just hoping for the best and next year ill do some research on which strains grow best in these conditions. Boy, I sure have learned ALOT this first year. I can only see it getting easier next year.

BWG707 said:

I'm having the same problem. When I started I was getting about 6hrs. Now I'm getting 5 maybe less on some plants. I've got a lot of big trees that I can't do anything about plus some of my plants are in the ground and the others are too big to move, also I've got them locked inside a security fence. I'm just hoping for the best and next year ill do some research on which strains grow best in these conditions. Boy, I sure have learned ALOT this first year. I can only see it getting easier next year.

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thank you for your reply. Yes thats the problem I having. Its nice and sunny in my backyard but there is 1 big huge tree that blocks alot of the sun. So I am always moving my plant around, trying to get her in the best sunlight.

I have cut down more than a few branches that prevented more sun from reaching the eager girls.

Wavels said:

I have cut down more than a few branches that prevented more sun from reaching the eager girls.

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I have thought about doing that. The tree that is in question is not on my property.

I have a few that are getting shade from a tree. they lose about 3hr of direct light but are doing just as well as the others. they all go to sleep around the same time.
u should b fine.

charles lewis said:

I have a few that are getting shade from a tree. they lose about 3hr of direct light but are doing just as well as the others. they all go to sleep around the same time.
u should b fine.

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ok thank you for your reply.

i read somewhere that a plant outside in the shade gets more lumens than under a 1000 watt

You should be fine, I have grown outdoors for many many years. My plants get about 4 to 5 hours of direct unobstracted sunlight unless cloudy of course. You are getting more usable light in light shade than any indoor grower. Please don't get me wrong I am not saying in deep shade but indirect sun does good, you couldn't put enough lights in a room for a plant to get the same lumens as you are getting in indirect sun. As far one comment earlier airy buds in the sun, if your lumens and UVb are much more in indirect sunlight as in a growroom I take it that all indoor grows are fluffy buds, I don't think so. But this is just my opinion, take a light meter and do your own tests on the amount of light your plants are receiving. Happy Growing