3 cotyledons- scrap it?

pegboy

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Just popped a 6 pack of seeds and one seedling is showing 3 cotyledons. Is it worth the time growing or should I just ditch it. If its more likely to have genetic problems Id just as well ditch it now and not waste my time. Anyone have experience with these?

Edit: One internet search I found said theirs was a bit stunted.
 
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MtRainDog

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Just popped a 6 pack of seeds and one seedling is showing 3 cotyledons. Is it worth the time growing or should I just ditch it. If its more likely to have genetic problems Id just as well ditch it now and not waste my time. Anyone have experience with these?

Edit: One internet search I found said theirs was a bit stunted.
It's fairly common. Could be stunted, but could also outgrow it. I'd ride it out and see what happens.
 

curious2garden

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Just popped a 6 pack of seeds and one seedling is showing 3 cotyledons. Is it worth the time growing or should I just ditch it. If its more likely to have genetic problems Id just as well ditch it now and not waste my time. Anyone have experience with these?

Edit: One internet search I found said theirs was a bit stunted.
I'd run it. They outgrow a bunch of their seedling shenanigans.
 

420AD

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Just popped a 6 pack of seeds and one seedling is showing 3 cotyledons. Is it worth the time growing or should I just ditch it. If its more likely to have genetic problems Id just as well ditch it now and not waste my time. Anyone have experience with these?

Edit: One internet search I found said theirs was a bit stunted.
I have one seedling that shows 3 cotyledons and 3 leaves as well...
I was pretty happy about it, thought of it as a 4leaf clover, might be a lucky one!
(:
 

conor c

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Just popped a 6 pack of seeds and one seedling is showing 3 cotyledons. Is it worth the time growing or should I just ditch it. If its more likely to have genetic problems Id just as well ditch it now and not waste my time. Anyone have experience with these?

Edit: One internet search I found said theirs was a bit stunted.
Nah it probably will be fine let it have a chance I say cos many seedlings can grow funny at the start then resume normal growth ime
 

conor c

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Thanks guys. I'll keep you posted. ha.
Fingers crossed but aye it should be ok most grow out of it soon enough if it stays tiny and stunted after a few weeks Vs the rest by all means scrap it the slow growing crappy ones tend to be more common with pretty old seeds ime
 

conor c

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Triploid, Humboldt seed company is trying to market them as better than plants with a standard growth pattern https://humboldtseedcompany.com/triploid-cannabis-seeds/. It's marketing BS but triploids are not worse than non triploids and most grow out of it so it's not something to be concerned about.
Yeah main advantage is there sterile or close to it other than that I can't see any bonus they do say there stronger bigger etc but idk
 

cannapotimus

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That’s called a trifoliate not a triploid. Trifoliate plants just growing three nodes instead of two until it reaches sexual maturity. It will grow out of it. I’ve had it a few times with strawberry guava cross’ and once with an Apollo 11 plant.
 

Funkentelechy

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That’s called a trifoliate not a triploid. Trifoliate plants just growing three nodes instead of two until it reaches sexual maturity. It will grow out of it. I’ve had it a few times with strawberry guava cross’ and once with an Apollo 11 plant.
What's the difference between a trifoliate and a triploid?
 

cannapotimus

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Never mind found the answer, a triploid has additional chromosomes.
My understanding is the extra chromosomes can express themselves in different ways. Sometimes causing sterility, which is what big ag uses it for. Creating plants that will not create seed. Seedless watermelon being one example. Humboldt seed company made a few lines that were supposedly tripod but it was a huge flop.
 

Funkentelechy

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Never mind found the answer, a triploid has additional chromosomes.
Having a hard time finding info about trifoliates as a mutation. Everything I read about trifoliates(not from pot forums) references plants that have leaves divided into three parts like clover, strawberry and poison ivy. These are all plants that naturally form three lobed leaves.

Just curious because I don't know, when you research triploid and trifoliate on pot forums you get a wide range of answers but pot forums commonly misuse botanical terms.
 
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