What's happening to my plants

[Flycatcher]

My first time grow. Started off inside (winter) CFL'S - poor light slow growth...took forever. Warm weather stuck them outside, look healthy but did not grow much more, the one started a new leaf growth the other is the same MUST BE 7 MONTHS OLD NOW. Seem to have kolas, never got this far before so don't really know. Middle summer now in South Africa 36C. Thinking should I pull them and dry or stick a box over them at night for 12 hours. A big problem here with cut-worm so growing my next batch under CFL'S and grow tubes T5 inside until bigger. I don't smoke so it's for cooking.

Many thanks for any help...Flycatcher

[Waltermelon]

Look into reveg. I'm 90% sure your light schedule has gone sideways somehow.

[Flycatcher]

Thanks for the reply. They went outside at about 3 months...into summer sunshine, hence the regrowth on the one. If I could ask? 1/ Can they stay out for the rest of the summer? will they stay alive for that long? 2/ Could I put a box over them at night for 12 hours, I think they have flowered already. I shall take more pics close-up if that will help, will they flower or just keep vegging.

[Waltermelon]

You can do eather. It's going to look like complete trash from that point down. If you want something salvageable, you'll have to veg it out for a few months until the growth looks normal again. But at that point you're looking at another 8-10 inches of growth. Using CFLs to flower a plant that size, before the stretch, I don't think that'll cut it. You can grow it outside, yes. But like I said above, it's going to put on a LOT of growth before it's finished.
I'm actually running one that I had reveged for a month. It's a huge nasty looking bush. I'm still growing it out and have no idea what's going to happen. But I had to find out. You can keep a plant alive as long as you want really. I had kept one mother plant for 3 years.

[Flycatcher]

I realize now the flash makes it look like inside lighting. They have been outside for 4 months, see new pics. I did a FIM on 2 other plants, but not sure I cut enough off, there's growth all over the top. It seems part of the leaf I cut is growing again. What do you think?

[PuravidaC]

Don't be so quick to dismiss cfl's. I had several very successful grows with CFL but you need several and keep them close to plant.

[Flycatcher]

Thanks, I now have 2x T5 and 4 CFL'S AT 200mm. All is looking good. I also have 2 others now outside...looking great. What a learning curve this is. I did a fim on my other ones and the growth was a good split, I think I got lucky. I'm not sure I cut away enough this time, I shall take some pics.