A common misconception to think if it's not brighter than the moon, its ok for indoor growing. It's about the ratio of light to dark. Moonlight intensity versus the Sun is some 1:20,000,000 where Moonlight versus a 1000 watt bulb is 1:250,000, to just give an example, probably not accurate, but you get the idea (hopefully). So outdoors, your plants are going to tolerate the moon, but that equivalent of light in an indoor setting could cause problems, like prolonged bud growth, weak wispy buds, and yes, even hermaphrodism.
^Excellent input. I'm not sure of the exact biology behind it all, but I do know that I like to take precautions, whenever I can, especially something that I can take care of rather easily, like light leaks. I grew for awhile, with minor leaks, less intense than moonlight, but it still made me feel a little uneasy. IMO, as long as there's lumens reaching them, it's effecting them, whether negatively, or not. IDK. Why not have them
totally lumen-free, when it's so easy to achieve?(in most cases) That
ensures there's no unwanted activities going on, from them absorbing that light. I don't know about you guys, but, I'd rather spend a little time sealing things up, rather than skipping it, then sitting back and
hoping everything will be fine, while having those minor leaks. Yeah, I know, I could've went years without problems, or maybe forever, but, I certainly feel a little safer
knowing that there won't be a problem, instead of just
hoping there won't be. That's worth a little bit of effort sealing thing up, IMO.
Also,...the moon isn't out every single day. If it was, that'd ease my mind a little more,(when I had leaks) as well. IDK, but as the lumen count rises, so does my paranoia.lol
