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catsarelittlebabies t1_ja1gzej wrote

Can someone please explain why greenhouses would cause this?

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mattemer t1_ja1heyt wrote

Their UV lights at night to warm up the plants. It's not all night long (and not every night) and only really notice on a cloudy night.

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raisethesong t1_ja4diqq wrote

Red and blue light are the most useful/efficient wavelengths for plants to photosynthesize with, so greenhouses prefer to use those colors together in their grow lights. Those two colors together usually create a pink glow like this

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