Transition from outdoors to indoors for late seedlings

[Red]

hello everyone,
I'm happy to be here. This is probely a no brainer , but is their anything special or different other than the sun vs 600W hps that I need to consider when I bring my girls indoors. Days are getting shorter and they need to stay in the vegetative stage a little longer. Will this transition put too much stress on them?

 

[Royal Nugs]

From what I've heard, you should ease the transition by putting them under the HPS for a couple of hours, gradually increasing the amount of HPS time vs outdoor time. Maybe keep the light a bit higher than usual too.

 

[Red]

Greetings,
my new question today.
Do you use the same LUX meter reading as Nebula posted in her article about using a light meter? And dose the physical heat test with hand apply.

 

[Red]

Ops, forgot I referencing the use of 315W LCE lamp

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

I don't use the back of the hand method with my 315cmh, I use a lux meter though, just so I'll know where. I keep my light at least 18inches away, though most of the time around 22inches

 

[GreenhouseEffect]

I'd sure ease the light closer gradually, as well. I have burn't the $hite out of seedlings with my 400 watt MH in the past.
Maybe give them a drink of Neem oil, since once inside, any outdoor pests no longer have there natural predators around, and can get out of hand. I like to mix like a teaspoon per gallon into there water one time for seedlings, and then about a tablespoon per gallon 3-4 weeks later, and every 3-4 weeks till they start to flower. I stop once they switch to flower, to keep any neem flavor from getting in the buds. It seems to work really well.

 

[Red]

Thanks for your information.