
Episode 73: Quality vs. Quantity: Common misconceptions about grow lighting with Bruce Bugbee
Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast
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The Effects of Far Red Photons on Plants
Red photons are really well absorbed by plants, and they're very efficient. Red lds can cost five times as much as a white l d. Far red potons look like a burner on an electric stove when ou just when you can barely tell it's on. Those have big effects on plants - mostly they increase stem elongation. But in lettuce, far red phrotons really help the plants expand more.
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