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first set of leaves are oval, second they just are spear shaped, when do they start to having more than 1 point on a leaf? I thought it was the third set, but so far they look the same as the second set.

HillBilly

Howdy
Be patient. My third set of leaves were the first with 3 blades. Then the 4th set had 5. The next few had 5 also. Then they started making 7 blades.

~~hb

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what does it mean if youhave a high number of blades opposed to 3 or 5?is more blaDes better?

HillBilly

Howdy!
I'm sure that different people may say different things. Here's my take: 3 bladed leaves pop out first as a way to get more light than the origional sun leaves. They are immature, and should be followed by 5 or 7 bladed leaves. It's genetics after that. Plants have chromosomes too, and like our chromosomal make-up makes us different. Plants also have their quirks here and there. This one dude said he had a 13 bladed sprout with one little bud growing right in the middle of it. It's more of a genetic defect than a potency indicator. And some strands are bred and mixed because it is normal for them to form 7+ bladed leaves, and this may add to the light catching ability, and of course, the look of the plant.

~~hb