Is it ok to switch from outside to inside during flowering?

Griffin285

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I have 3 plants flowering outside right now. We move them in and out every 12 hours.

My question is: Can I switch them to grow lights on a 12/12 cycle and keep them inside all the time? How will this effect them flowering? They're beginning to become quite conspicuous and I want to bring them inside soon.
 

hoss12781

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word. Would love to see what an expert has to say. I have what was a small plant outside and am thinking about (under cover of night) going out with a shovel and digging around the plant (a good foot or so on each side) and trying to move her inside to my closet. Just found out she's female and would prefer not to have my neighbors stumble upon a two foot plant and possibly alert the authorities. Your thoughts and musings are welcome and will be taken into consideration.
 

hoss12781

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I went ahead and did it over the weekend as the inside flower schedule I have going is close to the natural light schedule the outdoor plant was currently receiving. Two potential pitfalls. When digging it up (and I did try to get deep) you are bound to hurt the roots. She was definitely pissed to be transplanted and is probably in shock for another couple days but it looks like she'll live. The second is bugs. My outdoor plants are prone to aphids and other common MJ pests. I made sure they were off (to the visible eye), but could have easily brought some outdoor pests inside. Good luck Griffin.
 

snocat

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I finished some plants indoors last year due to nosey neighbors,I used cfl.s because it was all I could get fast,I think they took longer than they should have,but 1plant was the best smoke I ever grew,from bagseed.just be sure to have total dark when the lights are off,good ventalation,low humidity and enough light and they will finish indoors just fine,my plants were in buckets so if you had to dig them out you may add more time to the harvest if they get a little shocked from the transplant. good luck
 

hoss12781

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update, sorry for lack of pics. The plant I moved from outside to inside didn't appreciate the 650W of CFLS and 150W of HPS I have running and went into some weird shock after I transplanted. I wound up chopping it after a couple weeks and got about an 1/8. The top buds started growing black pistils. I think it was a big jump going from the shade under the tree in my side yard to a massive amount of lumens.
 
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