Hey folks, a couple n00b questions:
First of all, my friend started her first grow. She put the seeds in a wet paper towel, they sprouted fine, and were transferred to 8" pots in a 1:1 mix of perlite and peat moss. A flouro was used for lighting until all the plants were about an inch tall, then were moved 14" under a 400w mh with a homemade ghetto aluminum foil reflector.
As the plants grew, some started to fall over and the stems were thin about halfway down. At this point, they only had the initial pair of leaves, and some of them were brownish/yellow.
I don't think they were being over or under watered, so put a cheap digital thermometer near the plants. It read in the 90s but i'm not sure it's accurate. Either way, the light was moved about 6 inches higher and the "reflector" was removed.
The temps are now in the 70s and the remaining plants SEEM to be doing better. It looks like theres more and more green between the yellow/brown and the stem everyday, so she guesses the plants are doing better.
Her question is, other than temperature, is there anything else that could cause those symptoms? BTW, they are white widow seeds ordered from nirvana seeds, and some are of a mixed freebie pack.
The other question: how do you folks dispose of your male plants and harvest remains safely?
Thanks
First of all, my friend started her first grow. She put the seeds in a wet paper towel, they sprouted fine, and were transferred to 8" pots in a 1:1 mix of perlite and peat moss. A flouro was used for lighting until all the plants were about an inch tall, then were moved 14" under a 400w mh with a homemade ghetto aluminum foil reflector.
As the plants grew, some started to fall over and the stems were thin about halfway down. At this point, they only had the initial pair of leaves, and some of them were brownish/yellow.
I don't think they were being over or under watered, so put a cheap digital thermometer near the plants. It read in the 90s but i'm not sure it's accurate. Either way, the light was moved about 6 inches higher and the "reflector" was removed.
The temps are now in the 70s and the remaining plants SEEM to be doing better. It looks like theres more and more green between the yellow/brown and the stem everyday, so she guesses the plants are doing better.
Her question is, other than temperature, is there anything else that could cause those symptoms? BTW, they are white widow seeds ordered from nirvana seeds, and some are of a mixed freebie pack.
The other question: how do you folks dispose of your male plants and harvest remains safely?
Thanks