Lighting to use in dark period?

[Mattplusness]

Hi, I was wondering if there is a specific bulb/type of light that a plant can't tell is there? The reason I ask is because the summer solstice will be coming up in a week, and I will need access to my 2 outdoor beauties at night to inspect them.

 

[stumps]

You could use a black light.

 

[Hairy Bob]

Plants don't respond to green, they reflect it, which is why they appear green to us.
I'm pretty sure a blacklight would come under the type of uv that plants react to.

 

[darkdestruction420]

green light isnt absorbed by plants it gets reflected off so if u need to work on em during dark period is a green tinted bulb/light

 

[trickster]

i got 2 foot t8 green one works it wont affect the photo peried

go like spencers and im sure u could find one eazy pie with bal

 

[heathaa]

if you could avoid going in there at all during dark period. just opening the door and letting light in can stress them and make it a longer wait

 

[Hairy Bob]

if you could avoid going in there at all during dark period. just opening the door and letting light in can stress them and make it a longer wait

Check the OP. Outdoor plants dude, where's the door?

 

[aknight3]

although green works i wouldnt use it for more than 5 minutes a night and only a few times a week, im sure its not good for them...maybe im wrong though

 

[Hairy Bob]

Green light isn't photosynthetically reactive, meaning the plant is effectively blind to it.
Is there any reasoning to your argument besides you being sure?

 

[NiceGrow!]

you could use a green led light. they are really bright and like HB said they dont react to it.

 

[Mattplusness]

thanks for the responses, I work at a hardware store and we sell green tinted CFLs, would these work, or would the CFL mess it up?

 

[darkdestruction420]

the cfl would work but how do u plan on making it portable like a flashlight? im sure ya dont wanna have to use tons of extension cords lol.

 

[darkdestruction420]

the cfl would work but how do u plan on making it portable like a flashlight? im sure ya dont wanna have to use tons of extension cords lol.

 

[tdiddy]

If you're not gonna be there long, use any flashlight. These guys are telling you differently but it wont make any difference as long as you're quick. Especially since its outside. A night of full moon is more likely to cause problems than a few min of low light. I go into my grow room all of the time with a flashlight and I've never had a problem.

 

[darkdestruction420]

If you're not gonna be there long, use any flashlight. These guys are telling you differently but it wont make any difference as long as you're quick. Especially since its outside. A night of full moon is more likely to cause problems than a few min of low light. I go into my grow room all of the time with a flashlight and I've never had a problem.

he asked if their was a light plants dont notice......not if a flashlight would work. lol
but yeah, ur right the flashlight will be fine as long as he doesnt use it for a long time.

 

[Mattplusness]

the cfl would work but how do u plan on making it portable like a flashlight? im sure ya dont wanna have to use tons of extension cords lol.

a little solder and some wiring to some D batteries, easy