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Why this tricotyledon?
MadameMary
started grow question 7y ago
Why this tricotyledon?
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Week 1
Leaves. Too many
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UK420
answered grow question 7y ago
Maybe some sort of stress defence mechanism. Would be very interested to know how well this plant performs to the others. Could potentially be a genetic thing.
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Athos
answered grow question 7y ago
I only saw regular cotyledon plus the first pair of serrated leaves.
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