question about CFLs

ok i have 3 42 watt cfls and 2 23 watts (i think thats right, i could be 22) anyways i am going to grow most of them out side but in my area i can only do about 3 out side because i want to space them out. so i have an extra 1 that i want to put in my closet, i was wondering if i could use the cfls i have to flower, i see alot of people do flower with cfl and get a good head stash, thats what i want, but i don't know if what i have is enough, i also have a few smaller ones. also how far off the plant should they be? my closet is about 3 feet wide 5-6 feet tall and 5-6 feet deep. i have tryied to grow in my closet before but i always put the lights to close and they die. it gets pritty hot in there but this time i do have a small box fan.
i need info on closet cfl grows only i know i would be better off putting it out side but i just can't, so its ether CFLs or trash can, and i don't want to do that.
any info would be nice

that's plenty of light, make sure you make back reflectors for your bulbs and don't veg to tall, (top or better yet scrog).

sounds like your ready to me this is my first year trying cfl's and i like them
i keep mine 2-3 inches away from plant and adjust accordingly as they grow are your 42 watt soft
reason i ask is all i can find around here that size is the 2500k can't find a 6500k
i guess i could order one but im doin fine with what i have which is 6 26 watt 6500k for vegg and 2 44 watt 2500k if i try to flower one

LOL, it is funny you said either CFLs or trash can.. Why not both? You remind me of a time years ago when I gave my friends a blueberry/nebula clone.

I came back a few months later. They took me to a walk in closet where there was a big shiny galvanized metal trash can. They pulled off the lid and ... wow!! A mature bluXneb plant - flowered in the can. then drilled some holes for fans and ran a few CFLs through the lid to hang down. It worked well. The can really concentrated the light in a small area. I was impressed by the CFL in that instance.