Sorry for the misfortune that befell your plants. Choosing the right strain and best timing in season for this chosen strain is very important. First, if this incident happened recently, you are much more in time to catch up with outdoor grow. I think to start off in Spring is the surest bet for you. Those who are starting their marijuana garden with seeds should begin in the spring. The flowering period should occur after the summer solstice, in which the plant begins using its energy to make flowers rather than for its vegetative growth. Depending on where you are in the world, the springtime will be a different month in the year. However, it is important to make sure that the cold nights are behind you and that the nights are getting shorter. If you live in warm-temperate or hot regions, temperatures will be high enough and growing seasons long enough to allow a much wider range of strains to be grown, including hazes and other long-flowering strains. Strains to go for are White Skunk feminized, Mexican Sativa feminized, Hindu Kush Automatic, White Skunk, Super Skunk feminized, California Indica Feminzed, etc.