Recently transplanted plant has problems.

Mattpd

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My first go at this so im not sure what the problem is. The plant is 2 months old and was grown outdoors. About 17" tall and very healthy looking until it was transplanted into a pot to move into a growbox. I planted it at night, watered it well, added low strenth MG, and put it in the box. I and using the SCROG method so I had to make a pretty big bend to fit the plant under the screen. I pulled the branches through the screen and closed it up in the dark. I opened it this morning to check on it, and it is already started to turn yellow and shrivil. The branches that were pulled up through the screen are now laying on top of it. It is hot inside the barn that the box is in but i have three 12v fans for vantalation, and plus the plant was grown outside where it is even hotter. Could it be a heat issue? I am using 3 42watt warm CFLs, and the 12/12 cycle starts tonight. Should I use less lights untill it is healthy again, or will more light revive the plant? Could it be root damage or shock from the transplant or from bending the stalk? More or less ferts? More or less water? I dont want this baby to die, it has real potential so any help is appreciated.
 
you went from natural 100,000 per sqft lumens to a 4000 lumen cfl, and along with the transplant shock with the bending of the stem, just guessing but i don't think it will do well under the cfls after being grown outside, but if you must leave it indoors you need to get adiquate lighting. it could pull through with the set up you have, but i wouldn't be surprised if it didn't, i would just put it outside and if your wanting it to flower, i would say use a black bag to cover the plant to make sure it gets 12/12 natural light.
 
I transplanted it last night when it was dark so wasn't the plant asleep? It wasn't expecting any light until this morning, but when I checked it this morning it was looking weak already. The CFLs come on tonight so hopefully they will wake it up.
 
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