White, Red or Blue light for growing - The best colour for plant growth? Time lapse grow & yield

[@MIGROLIGHT]

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[@HOLYLAND007007007]

Can you test full spectrum, red light, green light, blue light, red blue light, red green and blue light. I think green does photosynthesize but what I'm wondering is can the individual colors be able to grow the plant better than full spectrum if you have them divided three all together

[@caktalfraktal]

I find your videos are good and relatively fair demonstrations even though you have a company selling a product. I appreciate that, thank you for these videos!

[@NoahNobody]

It would be interesting to see a mix of 4:1 red:blue LED vs the white LED light.

[@MIGROLIGHT]

Keep tuned. A comparison test just like that is underway!

[@NoahNobody]

Cool.

[@pepefroglive]

@@MIGROLIGHT This test made me think of the color of stars that could give life to planets. Yellow, Red and Blue. Looks like blue stars would struggle to give life to planets.

[@Stumper52]

@@pepefroglive You should consider the fact that most of the plants (probably all but let's be inclusive :P) on Earth have evolved to prosper in the light spectrum that our Sun emits. On other planets (outside our solar system) the evolution would be different. It is interesting to think about difficulties we would face if we wanted to grow our plants in a foreign solar system tho :)

[@DAndyLord]

@@Stumper52 Even more than that. The first photosynthetic organisms on earth absorbed green light. Leaving blue and red available to the ancestors of modern plant life. Cyanobacteria!

[@ChrisD4335]

you gotta mix red and blue for a fair comparion

[@samsainty2892]

yh i rather use the red and blue lights for a balance succulents love it

[@bruceolga3644]

@@samsainty2892 all the colours for even distribution...they have these lights.....👁️

[@LeDebutDeLaSuite]

That's essentially part of what white light is

[@closetgrower9475]

Cool way to show the different effects of coloured light

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

High blue for veg, high red for flower. Go buy a 4000k 80cri led 126 watts per 3 plants and you're golden. Growing 6 plants under the same tent? get 2 126w led lights.

[@apexwar_]

Great video. A taste test for the lettuce result would also been great.

[@billwilliams9897]

Maybe this explains why 30 years ago a man I knew used fluorescent lighting for grow lights with a few 100 watt incandescent bulbs hanging down in the midst of things. He said the incandescent bulb produced the red ray and helped root growth, while the long standard household fluorescent produced the rest of the spectrum. I guess he was right. Best of all 3 worlds for very cheap. Ya...he was growing herbs.

[@happymensah8710]

I realize that because the red light influence stem elongation the lettuce did well. Blue light influence shorter but hard leaves, thus the density of the lettuce under this light was not much encouraging. However, red and blue light coupled will give the best of result the very reason why the normal light did excellent. Thank you for the education.

[@benlawton5420]

Someone tested a red and blue done the same thing as the red.

[@Justintime2grow]

That growblu veg light is my favorite veg light I've ever owned for cannabis. I have a bunch of them lol. I use them for cloning and the first few weeks of veg.

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

Don't be partial just because you own one.

[@Justintime2grow]

@@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340 i don’t have to I’ve tested well over 50 grow lights. Maybe look at who tf you’re talking to.

[@Justintime2grow]

@@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340 don’t be a hater because you don’t own one. You are the least qualified of anyone here to speak about it.

[@haroldgreen1425]

A couple of things to consider. First what do you want from the plants. I want a dense, broad leafed plant. Second is your plant day length sensitive. I tend to use a combination white blue with no red. I get plants that completely cover the pot with broad leaves and dark green color. The do grow due to the white lights but remain slow growing while building a lot of leaf density. When I get the plants half the full size that I want I shorten the day length from 16 hrs down to 12 hours. At that point I can replace the blue with the red light for blooms which will normally begin in a couple of weeks while the plant will continue to grow taller.

[@malinirajendran523]

What is the difference in the taste? With edible plants the taste and flavour would be much more important. Please put a review labor taste and flavour.

[@goodsamaritan4521]

Great video. I'm glad i ordered Red White and blue lights lol

[@sirpfa]

Since sun light has UV too, i wonder How the UV would effect the plant growth?

[@oregoncannabisgrowsreviews8271]

Green light by itself won't induce photosynthesis, but when mixed with other wavelengths it will.

[@TheHocmaster]

Well done, full spectrum cob's is the way to go!

[@j4k3z]

So if we thought that one particular spectrum (blue?) created less spacing between nodes etc.. maybe it's just that the plant grew slower or less because it doesnt utilize that spectrum as much as the others? Kind of 2 different ways to look at one outcome except one makes more sense than the other I think..

[@AriaMehr]

so what about ix this lights together ?

[@nilogrilonilo]

Excellent experience! Congratulations!

[@achristiandude4702]

Bro your voice is good for sleep, very good info by the way👍👍

[@8ftbed]

Good idea and vid. One issue with your experiment is using the chrysanthemum. As opposed to your other varieties, the mum's flowering is triggered by shortening of daylight hours as fall approaches.

[@MIGROLIGHT]

Great comment. Thanks for the insight. I would appreciate if you could check out our grow blog. Any criticism, good or bad would be welcome. It's really great to learn from input. Thanks again.

[@justgoogle-it6485]

Mix blue and red light and Watch What Happens. ( hydroponically shows to be extremely effective).

[@reggicat]

Agreed. In my readings you have to have a mixture of red and blue together for effectiveness. You just can't have one color of red or blue.

[@gwf2344]

Interesting test, also ought have multiple plants under each spectrum to rule out other factors that might impact results. Sample size of one per each spectrum isn't much.

[@tim7076]

My led 200w grow lights use white, blue, and red leds. Red is by far the most dominant color (more red leds vs. others). My plants grew quickly and were short and bushy. There is definitely some relationship to total wattage and the combination of led bulb colors. Based on my own experience and what im seeing here, the red led achieve the most vegetation overall, but the lettuce came a little leggy. The other non red leds than achieved that nice dense bushy look.

[@outlaw0987654321]

Dang wish i saw this before ordering a couple of purple lights. Oh well

[@jimmygreenspan8832]

Purple is good though.

[@pyramidion5911]

If it looks purple it's most likely full spectrum and better than the crap in the test shown

[@randomtube8226]

What if color temperature and plant hardness/ thickness/density have something in common? For example a delicate plant may require cooler color temperatures. While less delicate plants can use a warmer color temperature?

[@RoshanZ]

It might be, but it makes me wonder if the sun emits different temperatures of light in different part of words.

[@parrotbill9072]

Another experiment showed where lettuce under the red light grew well but tasted much more bitterness. I'm going with white full spectrum

[@benjamingrezik373]

red light lends to root and bud development. that's probably why the total blue one was so restricted

[@kailydon7972]

Thank you, you helped understand my lab a bit better.

[@cheesedoesgaming6088]

I know white is best for Veg and red for flowering but I’ve always had blue mixed with red and white but I’ve never eaten anything from inside growing. I’ve never had a need for inside food growing in the south

[@AndrewLida]

Great video - Full spectrum makes sense. Like nature.

[@The_Mimewar]

Hey Shane! My name is also Shane! I have a access to many kinds of LEDS, but the specific light curve is…tricky to nail down. This video helped a LOT. Thank you

[@michaelreed9805]

The plant on the left you said is full spectrum white light. Did you have all three colored light on that particular plant or just the white light?

[@mattdeward]

Next time, try alternating the red and blue lights where both receive different amounts. For instance, 1 red is always on but one is red and blue and alternates frequently.

[@bmck5002]

Use them all together. Overlapping the 3 lights

[@dorastrange3323]

One thing I have seen someone else discuss was the color of light being specific to the part of life cycle the plant is in. Can you do an experiment like that where you are changing the light combo for one set of plants and while light for the other set?

[@MIGROLIGHT]

Hi, Check out Dr Bruce Bugbee, he has done some interesting stuff regarding this.

[@brianhenry6425]

White light works the best color mix’s or single color for customized growth maybe 5 hours of mix or single then back to white lighting

[@nappy2720]

I’m doing it for my plumerias. Im trying to make a Hawaiian flower bloom in the Midwest

[@MagusLeo]

What about using grow light that constantly fades in different colors? :o

[@joshua_irving93]

Good honest video😎🤘

[@timpage5021]

The red lettuce looked better. The white light had burnt leaves. As far as lettuce is concerned anyways. The flowers looked better too. Same thing kinda happend with my 1st QB grow. I had to get the additional red spectrum sent to me and added later.

[@bashlivingstonstampededojo882]

The red light lettuce did look better I agree and it looks like a bigger yield I'm just wondering how it taste compared to the other ones

[@re2590]

Tahts because it out grew it self, in an unhealthy way. Like an obese and unfit person for example. Being large and unhealthy is no where near as good as a smaller (medium size) and perfectly health person.

[@sonu220591]

Eye opener 🙁. Thanks for the video

[@cristidumitru5073]

Zo mooi!I love your videos! Just wandering what is better..cold white cob for veg and warm white cob for flowering vs full spectrum cob for entire growing?

[@thepmpeople7012]

Does color affect nutrient content?

[@indianb1918]

Thank you so much.

[@littlenugs9942]

Ty you helped me decide to put my g8 up over my canabis plants while there in flower. The 2x4 light I have doesn't seem to want to flower the 2 x 5 space fully

[@Orosario17]

I wonder how did the roots growth come out cause the blue growth has me interested

[@devilmecare]

Seems that different plants like different light.

[@bmjsoundstt6624]

Can we introduce different lights to plant at growth stages? Wonder what will be the outcome....

[@jasonmoss6891]

Does the initial color spectrum set a plant for life? I am curious if say a seedling is started under blue will it have short internode space for life; if a spectrum were later full or is it the light intensity that keeps short internode spacing?

[@MIGROLIGHT]

Hi, The blue would keep it short while under that spectrum, if you change to a spectrum with more red the plant would stretch but the initial blue at the start of the plants life would still have an effect.

[@jasonmoss6891]

@@MIGROLIGHT Thanks.

[@daviddahl83]

Do you suppose that sometime in the past we might have had more red in the sky? For whatever reason. Sun changes, atmospheric etc.

[@y0ngcheng]

I’m struggling to understand grow lights. Can I buy a Philips hue light (adjusting to the best color) to achieve the best possible result for my plant?

[@rezamisbah6221]

Which better

[@harrycee656]

Balance is the secret to life.

[@barrybrenner1089]

Thanks, easy overview. My mother was from County Cork.

[@MIGROLIGHT]

Thanks Barry. Up the rebels!

[@boywithadolphin]

Have you considered different day lengths other than 24 hour cycle as on other planets? Mars is close but longer days.

[@ssjfranky07]

So,what's the different colors do?

[@jmaiatrader2925]

What about root growth under these lights?

[@swarfegakid]

Hi Shane, which light may of caused more stress to the plants. Ie, going hermie

[@SubliminalSociety]

I heard blue light is used right when the seeds germinate. Is that true and does it work well?

[@greenbeauties]

Hi there! What are the best colours of lights to use for growing a young plumeria plant (about a year old)?

[@JohanZahri]

How was the timing done? CMIIW, plants also need time to rest?

[@AliYassinToma]

How about purple light with lentils?

[@awotinko07]

Great video, but missing a look about the root grow of each other.

[@jcthehedgehog4828]

Perfect!

[@rickwhite9748]

Great video. I have a question. Does lettuce and cannabis have similar light needs as far as spectrum is concerned? Thank you.

[@johncastaldo3949]

Yes

[@blueback21]

can you suggest a kelvin for lettuce and such?

[@umarmarrimarri9299]

A great thought ...the next experiment maybe on the exposure of various levels temperatures with misxes of colos of lights, nutrition, radiations, hormones drugs stimulants. Or maybe more. Eg

[@umarmarrimarri9299]

Pollution noise etc

[@samfou1428]

What about coleus ? which color is the best ?

[@ericjacques6498]

The problem with many of your color test....Show us the colored light plants under reguiler lights for the video. How can we compare ?

[@envisionthedestressingrela8156]

Ok so what if I get regular red and blue bulbs will they grow plants or do I need LED's also what if i tint flourscent bulbs red and blue???????? anyone know the answere

[@MIGROLIGHT]

Hi John. Plants will grow under any light, just with different characteristic's. Flourescents have blue, green and red in them, just check out any flourescents spectrum online and you'll see. The gases used are generally the same for different colour temperatures. Just go for it and see how it goes 🤞

[@squarehammer4619]

Is red and blue the best for flowering cannibas?

[@fredypurba]

Can I have a suggestion? I'm just starting to plant from seeds. For plants like Sakura, Magnolia, Black Pine, White Cedar and Norway Spruce, is it better to use a White or Red and Blue light?

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

White light is always better then just having blue since white contains all colors only omitting UV and IR but you can get LEDs that are full spectrum, my light tester shows that my Fecida full spectrum are close to blue but it has enough red for flower. I already had a Bloomspec led and a people led in my tent and added two Fecida to have much more light spread and PPFD for my the autos I just topped.

[@Agent-vj3ns]

So COB is the way to go? Which is the best mfr? Tjx

[@DannyTillotson]

Hi, great video! I'd like to set up some cheap led grow lights on my house plants. Foliage only, no flowers, no fruit or veg. Which white light is best to buy 4000k or 6500k for my particular plants? I only want to focus on leaf growth as that's all they are. Many thanks anyone in advance!

[@miguelortiz8543]

After how many days was the first time you noticed change in the plants

[@tl1405]

Kind of expected. Blue is really an added light to help red light deficiency. Purple is to conserve electricity vs white/full light

[@dheerajkhandare3319]

I wonder what if we give 10 hours of sunlight or white light and 5-6 hours of red blue light. can you please do a video on it.

[@namanpandya9003]

Loved it

[@Mshyuga]

what purple lights on different plants

[@nvcken]

so if always blue then the leaves doesn't grow bigger than red ?

[@Matthlanning]

So what if you just ran strips of Red, Blue and Green LEDs?

[@MIGROLIGHT]

Just run strips of 3500k white leds. Same thing.

[@Matthlanning]

MIGRO Thanks. Any plans on testing if different colors affect long / short day cycle plants any differently? And does a certain color provide additional benefit to supplementle c02?

[@mohitpathak3785]

loved it

[@halasimov1362]

What about just for seedling? I see a lot of professionals use 6500k t8 bulb so would more blue work better at early stages?

[@miguelortiz8543]

How long did you let them grow

[@MIGROLIGHT]

I think it was a 4 week grow

[@TheArantons]

did you run the lights 24 hours a day?

[@Neptunite]

I highly doubt so, the plants will perish had they have to photosynthesize for 24hrs without rest everyday

[@mohdtmeme6842]

can the plant bloom and fruit just from blue light ?

[@machoman8985]

White

[@levioptionallastname6749]

listen,. Red makes stretch, blue makes dense, but combination is rounded with green. both the red and blue ones are for sure suffering a deficiency of some kind.

[@melioristicone333]

Well done video! Thank you for sharing this information.

[@isaijimenez7027]

I'm planning to use this light for my lupin and delphinium seedlings but idk when to water them?

[@bettergrow2302]

In the past year, white becomes very popular like QB light. Many people said it is better than purple. Mars recently released a kind of white light. I will use it to compare with the purple that i was using to see what it can do.

[@shelwee]

I keep terrariums with only ferns and moss. Could i presume from the experiment that red and white light is the best?

[@717junebug821]

I was curious as well about that. And what about coral reef tanks everyone uses blue but i wonder if red would be better ?

[@gainlabs]

MARVELLOUS 👌🏾

[@AlbertoLutz]

thank you very much for sharing

[@marksteps1712]

lots of talk from online forum etc that green light doesn't work with green plants, but a friend of mine swears genuine purple light, or as some call it blurple. any chance of running a green, purple and full spec?

[@TYNTD]

theres already a MIGROW much older than your channel. Good job doing the research. its about organic vegetables and fruit. Edit: that kid has grown his channel from nothing but a dirt patch in his backyard to million subs, but hey you go ahead and MIGROW

[@envisionthedestressingrela8156]

thank u migro

[@joehalliwell9693]

so why did the blue light not turn out well?

[@GrowingAnswers]

Whats next? RED/BLUE/WHITE vs WHITE? I am also doing experiments like this.