How Dark is Dark Enough? Darkness level requirements for plants with Dr. Bruce Bugbee

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  • @TheUnholyPosole
    @TheUnholyPosole 2 роки тому +49

    Whenever I want to initiate darkness for my plants, I just show them the news.

  • @racebiketuner
    @racebiketuner 2 роки тому +48

    Dr. Bruce Bugbee, the rock star of photobiology!

    • @beauregardb6108
      @beauregardb6108 Рік тому +1

      It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it...

  • @danrobinet1785
    @danrobinet1785 2 роки тому +60

    Thank you for making this available to everyone! As always, awesome presentation!

  • @camthecannaman
    @camthecannaman 2 роки тому +24

    Dude I love u Bruce thank you from the bottom of my heart for the education that you provide the community with! you are seriously the best! Keep bringing these amazingly important videos

  • @nomecisto7200
    @nomecisto7200 2 роки тому +39

    Dr Bugbee is just simply amazing at his job. It's like watching a beaver build a dam, he was born to do this.

    • @user-ne9sd4ow1o
      @user-ne9sd4ow1o 2 роки тому +1

      So true! Just admire and soak it in

    • @luizz_k
      @luizz_k Рік тому

      What a great analogy.

  • @kevinwilson2082
    @kevinwilson2082 2 роки тому +11

    Wow Dr. Bruce, I actually understood most of this! Looks like 5 years of high school paid off! Thank you, and God Bless!

  • @bulbaboi420
    @bulbaboi420 2 роки тому +38

    This is the kind of research we need more of. Keep up the great work, man!

    • @christopherparis6841
      @christopherparis6841 2 роки тому

      Damn Skippy man. Blows my mind how quick thought stops and incomplete knowledge is accepted and shared smh damn fish keeps growing lmao.

  • @TriStateTrichomes
    @TriStateTrichomes 2 роки тому +9

    Amazing! Great stuff. Looking forward to the results of short exposure to intense light and plants reception to light at low levels

  • @camarodude9615
    @camarodude9615 Рік тому +3

    Like always Dr. Bruce Rugbee hits it out of the park this video is💯% knowledgeable thanks for all the studys you do that helps are community keep the awesome video coming

  • @jblazer2492
    @jblazer2492 2 роки тому +4

    And to think, my need to Blaze has been the drive for me to study my electrical and computer engineering so hard I might actually get the degree. You and your team's work are absolute inspiration.

  • @rickymackie2340
    @rickymackie2340 2 роки тому +3

    Smart growers and scientists alike are taking notes here. Good stuff.

  • @Monstermash420
    @Monstermash420 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you Dr Bugbee. Very interesting. Look forward to hearing the results of a burst of light during dark vs the continuous low low light.

  • @xx7101
    @xx7101 2 роки тому

    Dr. B, always crediting the folks who do the grinding work. Classy AF.

  • @clwnpRon
    @clwnpRon 2 роки тому +2

    Quality information, looking forward to the continued research you provide!

  • @pops8975
    @pops8975 2 роки тому +12

    Congrats Paul!!! Everyone appreciates your hard work and devotion to this research!

  • @dertythegrower
    @dertythegrower 2 роки тому +6

    Major protip about green lights in the grow rooms at 24:25
    🧠

  • @bradfordblevins8310
    @bradfordblevins8310 Рік тому +1

    Bruce first and foremost thank you so much for the invaluable information in lighting and plant biology you provide to us for free.
    I happen to be watching this the night of a full moon and was curious about the claim about not being able to read a book by moonlight. Took a small print paperback outside with very little additional light pollution and with relatively little strain could read it by moonlight. I'm sure the point as a rule of thumb stands but wanted to share, thanks again.

    • @iamachine
      @iamachine 6 місяців тому

      I wondered the same thing. The test is very subjective. Young sensitive eyes vs old dull eyes.

  • @kris.herring
    @kris.herring 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely fascinating subject matter, Dr Bugbee - thank you.

  • @marktaft
    @marktaft 2 роки тому +14

    Amongst the brightest minds in the growing world. Thank you doctor.

    • @EduardoMusasa
      @EduardoMusasa 4 місяці тому

      Not too bright, it would interfere in the plants

  • @nekromania
    @nekromania 2 роки тому

    Bruce Bugbee IS BACK, God Thanks! Much Respect and Keep it on! @apogee Instruments Inc.

  • @Albopepper
    @Albopepper Рік тому +7

    This is great info Dr Bugbee! I have a hypothesis about green photons. As you've noted, they penetrate deeper into plant tissues. I propose that those photons bounce around hitting various organelles within the cells until their energy state degrades. In other words, they eventually turn red and then get scooped up for photosynthesis, etc.. It's similar to the way blue photons pass through a phosphor coating and turn green.

  • @Wise-Monkey
    @Wise-Monkey Рік тому +4

    Hello dr. Bugbee
    you are doing a really great job in your studies. I'm from Germany and I really like to watch your nice videos with your absolutely great insights. It would be interesting to know how long light pollution has to exist to cause problems. :) keep it up and stay healthy. Greetings from Germany

  • @tableshaper4076
    @tableshaper4076 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for all the work you do!

  • @jasonknight5045
    @jasonknight5045 2 роки тому +8

    thanks for the work you guys are doing for the comunity. this is great and greatly appreciated.

  • @beauregardb6108
    @beauregardb6108 Рік тому

    I've been hoping Dr. B would address this. Thank you

  • @MasAlaMode
    @MasAlaMode 2 роки тому

    Thank you for presenting this amazing research! I also love your name.. VIVA BRUCE BUGBEE !

  • @kroscuro
    @kroscuro 2 роки тому +6

    Thanks so much for this. I am going to do my first outdoor grow this year, and have been wondering a lot about this.

  • @toastiesburned9929
    @toastiesburned9929 2 роки тому +1

    I feel like I just watched my dad try to read a book in the dark for half an hr. 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for all you do Dr. Bugbee!

  • @bolster101
    @bolster101 2 місяці тому

    Thankyou Dr Bruce this has explained light pollution and the fact green light isn't safe to use to view flowering, valuable information.

  • @ZoltrixGrower
    @ZoltrixGrower 2 роки тому +1

    Very interesting Dr. B! I was going to ask if hermaphroditism begins as well at 10+ nanomoles but then you answered that question later on. I will say in respect to your statement on that matter, there are some home breeders that have been known to turn a light on (for example) for 10 minutes in the middle of each dark period for a week, to produce pollen sacks in their females. I'd think you would be breeding hermaphrodites mainly but that's another topic. I am curious if those doing such a thing actually had some other stress factor involved maybe? I found it fascinating how the temperature regulates the level of effect caused by light pollution as well.
    Love the work you do, and the fact you share the information with us! I am looking forward to the next one!

  • @tigerwoods373
    @tigerwoods373 10 місяців тому

    I was really wondering about this. I even thought about if a full moon would disturb them. I also really liked how the analogy of reading a book was used for those without light meters. That's really handy knowledge there.

  • @mephistoschneider6133
    @mephistoschneider6133 2 роки тому

    beste MAnn!!!!! im so thankfull for all he posts. 🙏

  • @DegustoDelSol
    @DegustoDelSol 2 роки тому +2

    Great video! I was always thinking about it.
    I have one idea to try, what about UV light from bug zappers? Does it impact the plants?

  • @BroncoFan6548
    @BroncoFan6548 2 роки тому +12

    More brilliance from the master. Thank you Dr. Bugbee and colleagues/staff

  • @lassef3692
    @lassef3692 2 роки тому

    This is so interesting. I'm completely hooked

  • @OldGuy70s
    @OldGuy70s 2 роки тому +2

    I wanna see a Good Study on IR Night Vision Security Camera Light's... Safe or No...?

  • @Nelvouser
    @Nelvouser 2 роки тому

    I feel like im 19 again, back in college, hungry for knowledge, amazed by the wisdom of professors

  • @dertythegrower
    @dertythegrower 2 роки тому +7

    Thank you for the work, Bruce 🙏

  • @jonnyrox116
    @jonnyrox116 2 роки тому +1

    Same rhetoric about the same story, light is light and dark is dark...with indoor grows you are the one that plays God, you control every aspect of the child you raise...it's been taught that a break from light cycle during flower stage can trigger the hermaphrodite in a feminized plant, I for one have never experienced this after well over 300 grows! Light cycle duration is the key. .once your plants are tuned in you can pretty much dictate the life course of said plant

  • @herban_garden
    @herban_garden 2 роки тому

    I’m calling this the “loose Bruce” look. Love it. Maybe tie-dye next video?

  • @zacharytaylor8523
    @zacharytaylor8523 2 роки тому +4

    Been waiting quite a long time for this ever since the lab tour.
    Good science takes a while.

  • @DollarsIsNonCents
    @DollarsIsNonCents Рік тому

    awesome segment

  • @youvegotmysong
    @youvegotmysong 2 роки тому +4

    Bruce is my favorite teacher. I wish I could've studied under him while getting my undergrad.

  • @huejassle3019
    @huejassle3019 2 роки тому +2

    I appreciate the wealth of knowledge you share..its definitely special, invaluble if i must say so myself. You have helped me GROW (litterally & figuretively) and you dont even know any of us. I appreciate the decency as a human being, the acknowledgement you're directing at medicinal cannabis.thank you kindly,

  • @carlomendoza2090
    @carlomendoza2090 2 роки тому

    Man thank you for you in depth research been watching you since the lab coat and long hair lol. You're the goat keep it up🐐👏🏽

  • @RowsOfGreen
    @RowsOfGreen 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks again for your dedication to light science. Great lecture.

  • @Canna_Science_and_Technology
    @Canna_Science_and_Technology Рік тому +3

    Thank you so much for all the information and knowledge you present to us. As you pave the way, your hard work, dedication, and knowledge is a beacon for all of us growers.

  • @shakysugars
    @shakysugars Рік тому

    Thankyou Bruce! Wish you taught at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

  • @FounderOfAiTheNewOrder
    @FounderOfAiTheNewOrder 2 роки тому

    Happy 4th of July thank you from London for all your amazing work love all your videos

  • @spykerhond7008
    @spykerhond7008 2 роки тому

    Wonderful man, i forget to eat when watching his science.

  • @konstantina8267
    @konstantina8267 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you, very informative.
    I must say, that since my childhood I remember the full moon is so bright so I can easily read the book and see my own shadow on the ground. That should inhibit the flowering, but why it still doesn’t ?

    • @thomasoravec528
      @thomasoravec528 2 роки тому

      This whole video was about how the full moon is not at all enough to disrupt flowering...

  • @ralphishere5756
    @ralphishere5756 Рік тому

    Awesome channel.

  • @Albopepper
    @Albopepper Рік тому

    Is there a DOI or some sort of reference for the study results being highlighted here: 12:10 ?

  • @recharge5620
    @recharge5620 2 роки тому +2

    This is good information. I’ve often wondered about this.

  • @JIMMY_GROWTRON
    @JIMMY_GROWTRON 2 роки тому

    Thanks again

  • @toddmoore3818
    @toddmoore3818 2 роки тому

    As always, Dr Bruce Bugbee explains it based on science....real science. not bro-science. Keep up the great work Dr.!! You are my go to for cannabis growing!!!

  • @chris432t6
    @chris432t6 2 роки тому +2

    You're the best Dr. BB! I always look forward to every video. Thank you!

  • @ArizonaGrows
    @ArizonaGrows 2 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @williamkreth
    @williamkreth 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this

  • @herban_garden
    @herban_garden 2 роки тому +1

    Daaang! Green light is NOT safe for night use. That was a big mix drop right there.

  • @andriykorobov
    @andriykorobov 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for all the work you do and that you take time to explain it in the most basic ways that any person can get a handle on it.

  • @MrBlunt419_
    @MrBlunt419_ 5 місяців тому +2

    Info at 16:00 is aweseome!

  • @MrJD0116
    @MrJD0116 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you. I'm not sure how I stumbled upon this gem, but it was very insightful and helpful

  • @davidrich4738
    @davidrich4738 2 роки тому

    Great video thank you !!

  • @johnharrison2511
    @johnharrison2511 Рік тому +1

    Very enjoyable lesson. Love the scientific measurements, the great teaching style, things being described and explained in a very interesting and knowledgeable way.🙂

  • @MRFUCR
    @MRFUCR 2 роки тому +2

    Luv this man and all the free knowledge

  • @izzem
    @izzem 2 роки тому +2

    Once again, thank you for your contributions

  • @coreyn
    @coreyn 2 роки тому +1

    Dr. Bugbee, thank you my friend! I have so much respect for this man. Always respectful in the way he teaches and full of so much knowledge. Thank you, I can’t stress to you how much this lesson and overview has helped me. I’ve always wondered how much ambient light is too much light. I really connected with your analogy about the book and not being able to read it with ambient light no brighter than the light from a full moon! You rock my friend! So much gratitude, thank you!

  • @lowprogrow1603
    @lowprogrow1603 2 роки тому +1

    Very informative and great info to build/ grow off of. Science has always fascinated me. Thanks for the studies and the free info your putting out for us home growers and commercial growers.

  • @NheksPT
    @NheksPT 2 роки тому +1

    Muito obrigado por partilhar tantas informações tao valiosas para tantos de nós do fundo do coração .Você partilha conhecimento valioso para muitos de nós! Abraço de Portugal!
    Thank you so much for sharing so much information so valuable to so many of us from the bottom of my heart. You share valuable knowledge to many of us! Hugs from Portugal!

  • @nevinjames3674
    @nevinjames3674 11 місяців тому +1

    I need to know where the plants he was growing now came from vs the plants used in the 70s study. The plants from the 70s study could have been from outdoors and have adapted to moonlight naturally. The plants he used now could have been grown for generations indoors and their threshold for light could have gone down.

    • @iamachine
      @iamachine 6 місяців тому

      Interesting thought.

  • @bradburyconstructionllcjos9751

    Great information as always. Thank you Bruce

  • @angelsantiago3390
    @angelsantiago3390 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Dr. Bugbee! Very educational as always

  • @tomlatta4390
    @tomlatta4390 Рік тому

    Any studies on the effects of light pollution on HLPV? Could be a trigger?

  • @Axiomatic75
    @Axiomatic75 2 роки тому +1

    Very interesting and informative presentation, thank you!

  • @user-ne9sd4ow1o
    @user-ne9sd4ow1o 2 роки тому +1

    You are the man Bruce!!! Your research and info is greatly appreciated!

  • @CharlesLaBuhn
    @CharlesLaBuhn 10 днів тому

    YOU SAVED MY ENTIRE CROP OF 8 PLANTS FROM RQS COMPANY. This is my first grow and I knew about the light during budding thing. What I did not put together was that my "Clone Room" (bathroom lol) and my Kitchen were pointed directly at the plants. They stopped EVERYTHING and after I watched this I went out to see how dark it was. It wasnt. I turned them off and after only 4 days they are doing GREAT! THANK YOU!!!!!!

  • @earthmike532
    @earthmike532 2 роки тому

    great rule of thumb

  • @joshuabusick1940
    @joshuabusick1940 2 роки тому +1

    Awsome presentation dr., Without a doubt the most Credible source of information in regard to light and plant physiology, bravo sir

  • @michaelromeo4601
    @michaelromeo4601 Рік тому

    Wow, this guy is very cool and very intelligent. All can learn from him,and thanks for helping me with my personal medical plants 🪴

  • @iggy0978
    @iggy0978 2 роки тому

    What do you think about IR light? - like Near IR 940nm such as a security camera? Will the IR Light affect as light pollution?

  • @goodgreen4616
    @goodgreen4616 2 роки тому

    They don't mind Constant low level street lights @ 150ft away. Or car lights for just a second at a time, not alot of cars. 5-6 whole night.

  • @johndeer8489
    @johndeer8489 Місяць тому

    I wonder what dr Bruce thinks about the lantern method or the 12/1 schedule

  • @thetruthserum2816
    @thetruthserum2816 Рік тому

    I love how we use the Scientific Method to coax out the truths in the World... The whole framework of higher education and graduate programs enable individuals to take the deep dives that makes these answers possible. Even better is when during this research there is some accidental discovery that is found by keen observers.

  • @spykerhond7008
    @spykerhond7008 2 роки тому

    Dr Bruce I bet you have 103 % attendance in your lectures.

  • @Adaywithj92
    @Adaywithj92 2 роки тому +1

    Another great lesson, can't wait for the next one professor 💪😁👍

  • @louisel-khouri1015
    @louisel-khouri1015 25 днів тому

    If closed everything up & had a exhaust that's double (min) to triple in other words 4×4 u need 175 cfm coming in the bottom of tent on non stop when lights on & a exhaust of 350 to 450cfm u will get negetive pressure & then any flap or drain hole u open in the bottom of tent fresh air will gush in for free! It's like having fans at 75cfm for free where ever u have openings. If u get support poles u won't have to pit up with ur walls caving in & loosing quater a foot from each side of ur tent so you don't loose yield! Keeps orders in, keeps humidity stable, keeps temps stable, keeps pests away cause they feel the negetive pressure from meters away cause there so lite & stay away & much more plus fresh air coming in ur tent 24/7 & excellent for maintaining humidity at. Light. Will never rise more then 10% after lights off. If u don't have negetive pressure ull have the probs u have with temps & Humpty but more so temps, that's why it don't work for you. Give it go champ. And all the benefits I mentioned ur missing out on plus blowing odorous out of ur tent & giving access to pests & ull have to LITRILLY live with them to maintain environmental.
    Happy growing & nice plants but u should make more use of every square foot & inch

  • @chapultepec
    @chapultepec 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for give us such a simple rule of thumb!

  • @JesusFlores-818bambino
    @JesusFlores-818bambino 2 місяці тому +1

    Very very interesting ❤

  • @JesusFlores-818bambino
    @JesusFlores-818bambino 2 місяці тому

    Just what I have been researching for years. Finally found it. Thank God. One ☝️ of my 6 flowering plants 🌱 Hermaphrodite

  • @joegrows4209
    @joegrows4209 2 роки тому

    I take no chances , my lung room containing my tent is pitch black. All electrical extensions or adapters with lights are taped up 😅

  • @MrEiht
    @MrEiht 2 місяці тому

    My balcony is right next to a bazillion Watt streetlight. Wish my puoto lady luck :)

  • @christopherparis6841
    @christopherparis6841 2 роки тому

    Fk ya big Bruce!!!! I've been educated by you over 3 years now I remember the days where cannibus results weren't specifically mentioned. Awesome to have you to educate accurately as you have.
    Question if I may??
    Inverse square law?
    Positive I know the answer just curious if I'm smart as I think. Any input would be welcomed.
    Always wondered about moonlight or harvest moons n such. Thank you again.

  • @Phil-ld8uv
    @Phil-ld8uv 3 місяці тому

    My Last run finished right at a full moon outside at 2100' elevation and I lost density on my flowers. Not the first time. I just bought black out plastic. Aloha from Hawaii.

  • @cuznclive2236
    @cuznclive2236 2 роки тому

    Does the "safe zone" remain constant-ish over a range of temperature with all else being equal-ish?
    I'm 52 and use "-ish" because I've learned most science suffers from it.
    From a purely observational perspective, if the cannabis plant become hermaphroditic because of a light, such as from a power strip, dehumidifier, etc., then it had one or more problems doing what it wanted to do; otherwise, it did exactly what is was going to do.
    Moreover, light becomes a part of the problem as the building-blocks of problems increase.

  • @LuluTheCorgi
    @LuluTheCorgi 10 днів тому

    Nothing worse than wondering why you are running out of space wondering why your plants arent flowering just to find out you got a massive light leak
    Ive always used "if you can read a book for senior citizens (larger font) in the room its to bright"
    Outdoor we can only do autos because theres multiple street lights right next to the garden

  • @illumencouk
    @illumencouk 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing and doing what you do. Fantastic. One thing I would like clearing up is @5:26 "if we assume that this is based on sunlight reflected off the moon." Here's the issue, direct sunlight records higher temperatures compared to measurements recorded in areas that are shaded, agreed? It's slightly cooler in the shade. Moonlight on the other hand produces the complete opposite. Moving the gauge from bright moonlight into a shadow region produces a temperature increase. It's warmer in the shade. Sunlights properties are turned on their head and this makes little sense does it? Any advice?

  • @gnawbabygnaw
    @gnawbabygnaw 2 місяці тому

    So interesting and enjoyable to listen to.
    Moonlight at night and the whole darkness subject. Marine Boot Camp we trained for moving through a jungle at night. Night vision or when our eyes adjust to see whatever they can in the dark. It takes awhile for eyes to adjust but if exposed to light, like a flashlight or flare, we lose our night vision immediately and to get it back takes minutes and the longer the better for seeing better in the dark or night vision. Preserving that night vision is a big deal for any of us. Once you have the night vision from being in the dark for a half hour and a light comes on, immediately close your eyes and cover them or ya lose that half hour of building up the night vision.
    I’ll blame it on coffee.
    Thanks Bruce 🤙🤙

  • @fbjhnmyuudsfojvf
    @fbjhnmyuudsfojvf 2 роки тому +1

    Another great video!!! Thank you!!!

  • @comfortablynumb9342
    @comfortablynumb9342 2 роки тому

    I wonder if light sensitivity can be bred out of cannibis like it's been from soybeans?