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EP 168 - How does etiolation happen in succulents? And other light deficiencies.
In this episode we explore a couple of deficiencies related to light levels, namely etiolation and phototropism in succulents, learn how it happens, and how to fix them.
00:00 Assembling my new grow shelf
02:20 Introduction
02:34 Thanks to Mars Hydro
02:58 Recap of current experiment
04:48 Why so close?
05:08 Light attenuation and inverse-square law
06:04 What is etiolation
06:38 Etiolation the short version
07:01 Etiolation the detailed version
07:21 The plant hormone auxin
08:41 The effect of auxin on the plant
09:16 How to fix etiolation
10:48 What is phototropism
11:03 Phototropism the short version
11:14 Phototropism the detailed version
11:57 Examples of phototropism
13:14 How to fix phototropism
13:34 The goals of my experiment
15:17 Moving in the new shelf
16:03 Taking lux readings of each level
18:28 Closing thoughts
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