Automated plant growing system

A method comprising:

• causing a first light source to output a first light to a region within a housing of a plant growing system associated with the plant, the first light at a first spectrum range and a first intensity;
• causing a second light source to output a second light to the region within the housing of the plant growing system associated with the plant, the second light at a second spectrum range and a second intensity, the first spectrum range different than the second spectrum range and the first intensity different than the second intensity;
• causing an infrared imaging system to output infrared light to the region;
• applying a first filter while outputting the infrared light to the region;
• determining a first amount of infrared light reflected back to the infrared imaging system from the region while the first filter is applied;
• applying a second infrared filter while outputting the infrared light to the region;
• and
• determining a second amount of infrared light reflected back to the infrared imaging system from the region while the second filter is applied;
• receiving data associated with the plant, wherein the data includes the first amount of infrared light reflected back to the infrared imaging system and the second amount of infrared light reflected back to the infrared imaging system;
• determining, based at least in part on the data associated with the plant, that a growth parameter associated with the plant meets or exceeds a growth threshold;
• and
• causing at least one of the first light source or the second light source to adjust the first light output or the second light output to the region.