Little sage advice please.

Ok so I'm growing purple bud strain. 450watts of cfl. Hydro medium. Gh nutes. Didnt ph treat the tap water. Broke the taproot transplanting. Snapped the stem... I know. I'm kinda just playing it by ear and I'll inspect the buds to determine when they are ready. I put a plastic bowl in the middle of the colas to spread them appart for more light penetration. I'm wondering where I'm at thought and how much more growth I can expect as far as the bud development.

They look great. Looks like 2 weeks into 12/12? They will fatten near the end. The plastic bowl is a bad idea. It blocks light to whatever it's covering. Search for LST (low-stress training). You'll gently fold branches to provide light, create an even canopy.

You'll snap a branch occasionally. It's how you learn. When it happens, take a 3" piece of electrical tape and wrap it around the break. The break will heal, the wound will become like a giant knuckle, and the growth hormones sent to that branch will cause the bud on the end of that branch to be one of the larger ones. (Some people take this to a next level and intentionally break limbs. I don't think that's a good idea. But, I can definitely see the rationale for it. I broke one a few months ago. It was so bad it was only connected by a bit of skin. As I taped it I was sure the skin would break. It healed and produced a massive bud.).