Lighting to use in dark period?

Mattplusness

Mattplusness

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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.
 
Hairy Bob

Hairy Bob

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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

darkdestruction420

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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

trickster

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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

heathaa

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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
 
aknight3

aknight3

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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

Hairy Bob

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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?
 
Mattplusness

Mattplusness

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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

darkdestruction420

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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

darkdestruction420

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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

tdiddy

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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

darkdestruction420

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tdiddy said:
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.
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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.
 
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