• Apathy Tree
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          910 months ago

          12 for those hardworking tropical chads

          (Did I use that right? It was uncomfortable.)

          • @Tja@programming.dev
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            410 months ago

            It’s an average of 12 hours for every plant on earth (assuming no shadows from mountains, other plants, etc).

            The higher the latitude the more uneven it is (up to 24h in summer and 0h in winter for the poles).

          • @Old_Fat_White_Guy@lemmy.world
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            310 months ago

            Try being a Cannabis plant in a grow box… forced into a grueling schedule of feeding and photosynthesis under lights so bright they could actually be on the surface of the sun. Forced to vegetate and create more leaf surface to photosynthesize even more while bathing in a constant flow of CO2. Only to have your reproductive organs chopped off and burnt. It’s not all fun and games if you’re Mary Jane…

    • @green_square
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      510 months ago

      They do stuff, but they’re playing a city building game instead of an rpg

    • @Resonosity@lemmy.world
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      310 months ago

      Yes, plants are autotrophs and can generate their own food from sunlight and the atmosphere. They still need some nutrients from the troposphere, like minerals, but they have it made.

      Heterotrophs are where things get wild