JD6 said:

Hi all. I'm growing in the UK in a plastic greenhouse.
We've just had a strong storm with wind that has broken the greenhouse my plant was in, I rescued the plant and it's sat in the bath Infront of a fan drying off.
I'd estimate it's about 3 weeks from harvest, but it'll take near a week for a new greenhouse to arrive.
I want a LED / HID light to finish the plant off in the bathroom where I can easier control the damp / humidity and avoid the bud rot I keep getting.
I've never used lights, only grown in mini greenhouses.
I don't want to spend a fortune for a few weeks.
I need a light I can hang from the shower rail, or that can stand on a table.
I've no idea out of all the lights I'm looking at what is suitable for this purpose and really need advice please.
I'm doing all this as cheaply as possible, don't have funds for a good indoor set up.
It's an auto, and very small, planted 8th June, grown the same before and that was also small (only adding this info incase it leads to more tailored advice)
I'd prefer a light I could go to a shop to buy as that's quicker than waiting for delivery.
Is it a certain power / design / output etc I need when finding a light?
The greenhouse broke overnight last night, the plant has been in the bath drying since 4 am today and not getting light so it's pretty time critical

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Imzzaudae said:

I'm not a fan of bringing outdoor plants indoors. Could you throw a tarp over the cloths line and use some rope and tent stakes to form an outdoor shelter for a couple of days. Don't worry about the light today as far as the plants concerned it's cloudy.

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3cats said:

Any light will keep it alive but to finish with quality bud you'll need more than a small cheap light imho. no substitute for the sun or its intensity. If you have any sunshine getter back out side asap. I used a small A frame plastic tent one year A rope on either end holding it up staked into the ground, it worked pretty well, it protected them from periods of constant rain

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JD6 said:

Thanks for the reply.
It's illegal here and I have close neighbours in an area snitching is a very popular pastime, so that isn't an easy or safe option.
It is possible I could fashion something to make the broken plastic greenhouse stand again, but it's likely it'll break again due to the wind, and it'll be prone to bud rot again.

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JD6 said:

Thanks for the reply.
I've not yet managed quality bud as I've always had to chop a little too early due to bud rot.
This plant isn't going to give a good yield as I've already had to remove a fair bit due to bud rot, I'd just like to get something from it.
Its clear trichomes at the moment.
A replacement greenhouse is gonna take a while to arrive and the plant doesn't have that long left.
The weather is sh1te with no sun now so not sure how well it'd do outside anyway.

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3cats said:

If you are into this growing thenone foot in front of the other towards an indoor grow. It doesn't have to be much to start a small 2x4 or 3x3 space or in a tent, a light, fans and dirt pots. Lots of help on the forums if you stick with it

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JD6 said:

Thanks, I'm having a nightmare with budrot outside, worse this year, even with a load of fans running 24/7, lost 1 entire plant, and about 75% of another, this is the last chance to get anything.
I'll see how this one does indoors with a light, and may have to move onto indoor growing, I'm just pretty limited on space.
I've been researching DIY tents, seems relatively straightforward, just worried about the extra energy bills that may come with it.

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