Actually, I've done some more reading on the subject and I think I might be wrong. It seems trichomes increase under UV exposure in a lot of plants, not just cannabis, and that the DNA in seeds is particularly fragile and needs to be protected from being destroyed or mutated. It seems that UV radiat...

Don't really have any personal opinions on the matter. I used to think it was a stupid idea that the plant would protect itself by developing THC so late in its cycle, but while making seeds I realized the THC builds up just as the seeds mature, and it would make way more sense to protect the seeds...

An old study from the 80's caused quite a stir when posted on cannabis forums as it reported that exposure to UV-B light caused a proportional increase in THC production. The author of the paper hypothesized that because THC was an excellent absorber of UV radiation, and increased proportionally in ...

So in my efforts to better understand lighting for horticultural purposes, I've been reading up on the inverse square law. This image on wikipedia really helped me understand things better. (thanks and credit to wikipedia user Borb for this awesome illustration) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...