You can go to a renovation center and buy a roll of reflective ducting insulation( one side is reflective the other side looks like black or white bubble wrap) or buy black and white plastic in a hydroponics store. Paint is full of fumes and chemicals. And the leaf question: yes it is normal.
canadianhemperor Reviewed by canadianhemperor on . 2nd sprout in same pot? What is this in my pic? I took a picture of my plant so far, it just sprouted yesterday... i'm not sure how long it's supposed to take for first leaves to spread open, but it's been 24 hours since it surfaced & it's still closed up like that, but just a tad taller... Anyways, when I planted the seed, it took over 4 days to surface, so as I was getting impatient, i tried to lightly brush some of the top layer of soil away & noticed a little white stem looking thing right at the top layer, when I woke up in the Rating: 5