A little while ago, I got a rooted clone of Kush Mints and one of Grand Traverse Tart Cherry from PowerPackGenetics.
I put them both in organic soil in larger pots to make them mothers, and the Kush Mints took off growing. The GTTC was slow to start, but it finally came around. When it did, I took cuttings from both. Neither are rooting. After two weeks on the first attempt, I took a few more. Three weeks in now and still no roots.
Anyway, the reason for this thread is to ask if anyone knows whether or not a plant that only puts out leaves with three leaflets is possibly deficient in something or maybe has some other problem going on. All the new growth seems healthy, but 90% or more of the new leaves only have three leaflets.
The plant is a bit sparse because I took these after I cleaned off a bunch of low and crossing branches.
The plant looks healthy to me, but I donât know.
Iâd agree with @GhostOfSubcool, something off nutritionally. You said you put them in organic soil⌠what kind. Miracle Grow has an âorganicâ line, doesnât mean itâs great for cannabis. If youâre going to try to stay with organic soil, whatâs your microbe game like? Iâd recommend something like Recharge, Great White, or Dynomyco, get the microfauna working for you.
Coots base with several amendments (crustacean meal, alfalfa, greensand, rock phosphate, azomite, etc.). Same thing I always use. Water with humic/fulvic, Vit B, enzymes. Recently added microbes from Kelp4Less. Also recently used half strength Texas Vegetable Fertilizer.
When @GhostOfSubcool says itâs a nutrient imbalance, he means excess calcium locking out the all-important boron. Itâs pretty much the cause of every problem, including high gas pricesâŚ
Iâve got a few Blueberry plants doing just that myself right now, btw. Theyâre cuttings and are gradually progressing back to 5/7 per leaf, as @DJSF said; could be a mutation, Blueberry is supposed to be full of them.
There are several different strains that will do this and it is normalye just genetics it could be any of the before mentioned options bringing the expression. Iâve seen plants grow like this for months before resuming normal 5-7 finger fans. Being root bound or having low light seem to be major contributing factors towards causing it or keeping it from correcting itself. Some strains that are realy prone to this are ghost og , shapeshifter, peanut butter breath and Mac 1.
The amendments you add need time to be broken down by microbes and fungi. After I thoroughly mix my soil I let it sit for two months at a minimum. The longer you let it sit, the more it will break down, and the more available the nutrients will be to your plants.
I dont know how much nutrients a plant can get from freshly added amendments. Try making a compost tea and add some to your next watering.
Thatâs good input. Thanks for reminding me. I do think there was probably sufficient available nutrients in the mix from before, but maybe not. The other plant in the same mix looks normal, but maybe this one is more sensitive to it.
Definitely could be. I donât have these directly under the light because I didnât want maximum growth. Temps range from 73F down to 68F at night (which could be the problem with my clones rooting).
Iâm leaning towards this being a genetic tendency.
My goji Og would do this. TK does it. Itâs genetic in some cases and generally goes away. Or it doesnât. Nothing to do with any nutrient imbalance, looks healthy
