Answer by Jessica Braga for Can plants have too much light, or do they need...
It seems your major concern here is that the plant be able to "sleep" per se; but since most plants produce their own energy "sleep" isn't really necessary. As others have mentioned, respiration (the...
View ArticleAnswer by Donna White for Can plants have too much light, or do they need...
I've had plants of all types my entire life.I honestly believe all "living" things need a rest. Just like the change in seasons, everything gets that growth spurt in the spring after that long rest.
View ArticleAnswer by Bruce Frank for Can plants have too much light, or do they need...
Just some observations of my own experiments with tomatoes. Concern about lighting costs and heat generation can be alleviated to a great degree by using LEDs. Also, full spectrum lighting is not...
View ArticleAnswer by David for Can plants have too much light, or do they need night/rest?
I grow broccoli sprouts under a fluorescent bulb. I, too, wondered whether continuous light had an adverse effect on germination/growth. My experience has been that this species thrives in 24 hour...
View ArticleAnswer by Névermore for Can plants have too much light, or do they need...
I would like to point out that plants do not have an "anaerobic" phase. Plants ALWAYS "breathe" O2. Just the net balance during the day is the production of O2 by photosynthesis because that only...
View ArticleAnswer by Anna for Can plants have too much light, or do they need night/rest?
You need to distinguish between vegging and flowering when it comes to light cycles!Vegging light cycle can be 18-24 hours under MH (Metal Halide with a good Daylight Spectrum Bulb) or fluorescent...
View ArticleAnswer by George for Can plants have too much light, or do they need night/rest?
Actually.. Here's a study that shows tomatoes do pretty well in a 24 hour continuous, but they varied the temperature and they didn't get the spotting that had occurred with 24h lighting in the past....
View ArticleAnswer by Steve for Can plants have too much light, or do they need night/rest?
Moreover, in my biology courses, we learned how (most) plants have a two-phase cycle: an anaerobic one (i.e. “breathing” CO2) during the day, and an aerobic one (“breathing” O2) at night.Wrong. There...
View ArticleAnswer by WienerDog for Can plants have too much light, or do they need...
It would definitely depend on the plant species you are talking about. Some plants specifically thrive in continuous light. For example, in northern Alaska the day-night cycle can during the summer can...
View ArticleCan plants have too much light, or do they need night/rest?
Because we live in southern Canada, in the late fall, my mother likes to take as much of her garden indoors as she can fit, for the winter.She usually brings in her potted palms, a few flowers, at...
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