During one of my first grows, I had similar time restraints where I could only get into my growroom at varying times during the day. I remember taking a fairly thick piece (3-4cm thick) of green plastic, and basically just taped it to the lens of my flashlight when I needed to see in the dark. Only a dull green glow was emitted, just enough to illuminate what was right in front of me. I even had to do this several times during flowering, and never made a plant hermie from it. But, if I knew then what I know now, I would have tried my damnedest not to do it at all. If you absolutely have to, I think there may be some truth to using a dim green light...but I unfortunately don't know how much water that theory carries.
Mr. Clandestine Reviewed by Mr. Clandestine on . Can I check my plants when lights out? I tried to find something about this by searching the forums (really) but could not find anything. I waked and baked so please bear with me...:stoned: I am just starting to flower 12/12 and was wondering if checking on the plants (like for pH, PPM, and water top ups) during the dark period is bad. I can get the outside room fairly dark and would use a flashlight to see (I have a small grow tent in a large room). So, would doing this for 5 minutes or so cause stress? Buzz Rating: 5