Can I finish my little lady under CFL right now???

So first things first, I only have one plant growing currently. It has been in flower for roughly 6 weeks now and is female (obviously). She is outside, and that's the problem. Starting at the end of this week the sunlight hours will too much and she may go back into veg. I don't want this, so what should I do?

I'm thinking of just putting her in a box inside under 50w cfls. I know this isn't much light but she already has some bud on her and I just want her to finish up, not really concerned about yield.

With that being said, here is some pictures (taken a week ago):


So if I stick her under 12/12 50w CFL's, will she finish up? I mean nothing should stop her, right? and I probably wouldn't see much more bud form if I put her under the CFL's, correct?

Thanks in advance for any help!!
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Go ahead and finish it under CFl if youre worried about the hours. I have finished several fine crops with CFL bulbs. Just make sure you have plenty of them! the sun is way way way stronger than those little lights. With enough light she will be just fine good luck

Grampa said:

Go ahead and finish it under CFl if youre worried about the hours. I have finished several fine crops with CFL bulbs. Just make sure you have plenty of them! the sun is way way way stronger than those little lights. With enough light she will be just fine good luck

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Alrighty, how many watts would you suggest. She is getting thicker and whatnot and I only want to finish her, not really make more bud grow at the moment.

CFLs dont penetrate well so i suggest using the largest ones you can find and position them on all sides of the plant. Depending on the size of the plant this could be 4-6 bulbs maybe even up to 10 total. make sure they are low K spectrum. Around 2700k. keep the lights about 2 inches from the foliage. with that many CFls running it can get hot in a little box without good ventilation and a fan.

Grampa said:

CFLs dont penetrate well so i suggest using the largest ones you can find and position them on all sides of the plant. Depending on the size of the plant this could be 4-6 bulbs maybe even up to 10 total. make sure they are low K spectrum. Around 2700k. keep the lights about 2 inches from the foliage. with that many CFls running it can get hot in a little box without good ventilation and a fan.

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Mehhhh. I just hate to go out and buy bulbs and whanot. I used to grow with CFL's and had 10+ bulbs (over 200 watts) worth of stuff. But I left it all at a friends house and never got it back. I really want this thing to just be done she smells so good and is getting sticky icky.

Would she finish under just 50 watts? Or would it be detrimental to her?

It wouldnt hurt her but you may not get the plumping and bid size you probably want. Maybe try the 50w for a while and rotate the plant once on a while when the light is on? Either way i would suggest more lights for a mature plant. how tall/big is that one? and about how many bud sites?

have you thought about just bringing her inside and taking her outside the time you want light and put herin your closet or something when you want dark.. easier then adding bulbs and ull still be using sun.

i would take it out and bring it in to control light time its cheaper and less time consuming i would think, if your schedual allows for it.

couldnt you just cover it with a box, 1-2 hours before dark? then after dark remove the box nightly.