Three cotyledons

Check out my lemon ak auto i just grew. same thing happened. Its triploid. i didn't get a yield increase but it was one of my favorite of my last round.

won't be an issue, and more often than not will grow out of it within a few nodes if not immediately.

Some like it, some don't. I have grown them out before and they performed the same as their peers, but my experience with this is limited to one plant. Others who have more experience with this might say otherwise. If its the only seed you got. grow it out. If you have others look into a bit more and make a decision on if you want to keep it. The internet if full of infomration just need to search for it.

Definetly not. If the other 2 started growing, they did their job. Ive had 1 cotyledon and they turned out great. Keep everything in proper parameters for seedling stage, and they will excle

The presence of three cotyledons instead of the usual two is a mutation known as tricotyly. It’s generally not an issue for development, in some cases it can even lead to more vigorous early growth thanks to the increased leaf surface area for photosynthesis at the seedling stage. Genetically, it doesn’t necessarily indicate instability, it’s simply a phenotypic variation. I’d recommend keeping an eye on its internode structure and lateral branching pattern as it progresses through vegetative growth. Some tricotyly seedlings may develop slight asymmetry in the main stem, but most end up growing like a normal plant and respond well to training techniques such as LST or topping.🎅