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Issue #406 - Sunday, January 26, 2019
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- Last week I talked about why plants sometimes start growing 3-point leaves. I was amazed at the response! Lots of growers asked what it means when they see other numbers of points. So I put together a quick guide to cannabis leaf points. Now you'll know whether your leaves are telling you good things or asking for help!
- One popular strain that always grows 3-point leaves is known as the Ducksfoot strain. Learn how this strain can be used for stealth reasons, and discover where to get it yourself!!
- Check out the beautiful trophy pictures that were sent in this week, including a first-time LED grower and an outdoor grower from Down Under!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."
~Marcus Aurelius
Why Some Pot Leaves Have More “Fingers” Than Others
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We all know the standard image of the cannabis leaf, right? By this point, you’ve probably seen it about a million times imprinted on lighters, shirts, websites, and just about everything else!
Typical Pot Leaf Shape
Now before you examine the picture too closely, answer this: How many “fingers” or “points” is a cannabis leaf supposed to have? (more formally called “leaflets”, “segments” or ‘lobes”)
Don’t feel bad if you don’t know. It’s a trick question.
Cannabis leaves usually change the number of fingers/points on their leaves as they mature. The number we’re most familiar with seeing is the leaf with 7 points, but cannabis leaves can naturally grow leaves with 1-13+ points!
Cannabis leaves on young plants almost always start with fewer points. The following progression shows what leaves typically look like from seedling to adult.
Two round cotyledon leaves emerge from inside the shell during germination. After that, the seedling grows two serrated leaves (“real” leaves) with one point.
The first set of serrated leaves have just one point
When the plant grows the next set of leaves, they usually have 3 points.
With this plant, you can see the first set of serrated leaves have one point, and the second set has 3 points
The next set of leaves typically have 5 points once they’ve grown in. I put a red dot at each point to help you see them better.
The third set of serrated leaves usually has 5 points
By the 4th set of serrated leaves and beyond, leaves typically have 7 points each. Most plants will continue making 7-point fan leaves for the rest of their life.
“Typical” 7-point Cannabis Leaf
However, most adult plants will occasionally make 9-point leaves, especially when growing fast with lots of light.
This outdoor plant has a 9-point leaf in the middle of the picture (where it’s getting plenty of sun), though most leaves on the plant are 7-point.
It’s entirely ordinary for cannabis leaves to have 9, 11, or even 13+ points. It’s rarely the sign of a problem. They often appear on healthy, fast-growing plants.
This leaf has 13 points!
What about other numbers of “points”?
Sometimes you’ll see other numbers of points. This can be the result of several factors. Some causes are benign (it’s just genetics for some plants), but sometimes weird-point leaves are a symptom of something bad happening. You no longer need to wonder. Without further ado, here’s info about other possible numbers of points you might see!
What Kind of Cannabis is This?!
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Did you know there are strains with stabilized leaf mutations? What does that mean?
That means you can grow plants that still smell and smoke like buds, but they look a lot less like your standard cannabis plant.
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recreational { I grow for medical reasons } the group says your site is their bible and they don't have to come to me for every issue. Thank you Nebula & Sirius for providing a trustworthy site there are not many, also thank you for caring enough about your fellow growers to share both your knowledge and expertise and being truthful. Your site is well respected by many."
~Glen
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"Gday from Australia..i got a couple of plants that are growing 1finger and 3finger leaves the strains are Grape Stomper and TGA Chernobyl we have had alo of bushfires here at moment(aus on fire) i think its from all the smoke in the sky blocking out most of the sun so the plants are going through shock looking for light just lucky there still in veg about to go into flower."
~AusBent420GraVy
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"This is my first true grow. I had a friend give me two large vegging plants which flowered but very tight in my 3x3x5.5' tent. I made clones which worked out great. These budding beauties have been under two 1800 watt LED lights true power consumption was 290 watts each. The only reason
these look the way they do is because of your amazing site which I have followed to a tee.
Anyways I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I have enjoyed learning from you. Thanks."
~Amazing Mr.k
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