I'm new to outdoor ggrowing I want to grow a 3-4 half pound plants, I don't want em real big.
Im starting them indoors for 2 weeks then transplanting outdoors.
when should I start the plants?
How many hours of direct sunlight do they NEED?
It depends on where you live. And if you want half pound plants they are going to be big. Better plan on making up lot's of soil. You want at least 8 hours a day of direct sun. When I want monsters outdoors I veg them indoors till they're around 2ft tall. Then plant them outside in 25 gls of soil each. I average 6-10 ounces a plant.
Get strains that don't grow tall yet they produce big super-dense heavy buds. I got 1/2 pound or more from these awesome strains that grew to no more than 1 meter tall:
Berry Bomb - by Bomb Seeds
THC Bomb - by Bomb Seeds