Are x3 leaves okay?

If you can get 13 leaves on a leaf you have reached the pinnacle of growing. So far I've managed 4 x 11 leaves but never a 13!

In 1200 AD an Italian noticed that plants grow from the ground in a certain way. He observed that when the shoot pushed from the soil it created the stem first. Soon after appeared the first leaves and branches. It looked like this: Plant The man was called Leonardo Pisano and he lived in Pisa. Today though, he is remembered at Leonardo Fibonacci from filius Bonacci, which means “the son of Bonaccio”. Simply by observing nature, he rediscovered the long lost creation sequence: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144… Pythagoras called this God BREATHING ON THE NUMBERS, but today it is simply referred to as the Fibonacci sequence. This series is neither arithmetic (based on the addition of numbers by a constant: 1, 2, 3, 4…) nor geometric (based on the multiplication of numbers by a constant: 2, 4, 6, 8…) but instead recursive. This sequence is based on the addition of two adjacent numbers to produce a third: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…If we wished to express this sequence as an equation it would look like: x + 1 = x² Solving for x using the quadratic equation we get x = 1.618. When using this number we denote it as Φ and refer to it as Phi in commemoration of the Greek sculptor Phidias. We call this relationship the GOLDEN RATIO or 1:1.618. But Leonardo Pisano did much more than rediscover the Fibonacci sequence—he brought “Indian numbers” to Europe. The familiar digits of 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and of course 0 became the building blocks of modern mathematics. This sequence identified zero (zephirum) not only as “nothing” but as a number in its own right. Leonardo used this sequence to show merchants how to use these numbers in everyday transactions. There are two features of this numbering that are helpful: one is the idea that the position of a number in a sequence indicates its size (so 90 is 10 times 9). The other is that this position system only works if one of the ten numerals stands for nothing. In other words, the language of mathematics only works if zero is also considered the sign for an operation—the process of changing a digit’s value by moving its place. The Fibonacci numbers are Nature’s numbering system. They appear everywhere in Nature, from the leaf arrangement in plants to the pattern of the florets of a flower, the bracts of a pinecone, or the scales of a pineapple. The Fibonacci numbers are therefore applicable to the growth of every living thing, including a single cell, a grain of wheat, a hive of bees, and even all of mankind. Nature follows the Fibonacci numbers astonishingly. But very little do we observe the beauty of nature. The Great poet Rabindranath Tagore also noted this. If we study the pattern of various natural things minutely we observe that many of the natural things around us follow the Fibonacci numbers in real life which creates strangeness among us. The study of nature is very important for learners. It increases the inquisitiveness among the learners. The topic is chosen so that learners could be interested in the study of nature around them. Security in a communication system is an interesting topic at present as India is going towards digitalization. A little bit of concept for securing data is also provided in this model. Let us finish with the words of Leonardo da Vinci “Learn how to see, Realize that everything connects to everything else”.

Mine had three leaves for a little bit. I think those are first leaves. Don't worry. They change very fast!

Stop worrying pal they are fine

Perfectly normal - they start out with 1 finger, the next set has 3 fingers, the next set 5 ... some will keep going and have even more fingers... You can see the progression in this diary of mine where I take daily pictures... look at weeks 1, 2 and 3... this lady eventually grew 9-fingered leaves as you can see in Week 6... growdiaries.com/diaries/154058-grow-journal-by-growinggrannie/week/847827 Good luck - enjoy the journey!

worry less......grow more.....