Cotyledons

[TjMartin]

Do theses first leaves fall off at all at the beginning of their lives?

 

[Hendrix1326]

Sometimes they do, but I've had 6+ inch tall plants that still have them. It depends upon many factors, such as watering/feeding of the plant at various stages as the cotyledons develop and grow with the plant. I've had one fall off and the other remained for months, but sometimes, as soon as the first set or two of true leaves pop up, they will wither and die. Each plant is its own unique entity, and there is no definite line of demarcation when they fall off.

 

[geeme]

They are more like an umbellical cord, and not actual leaves at all. So yes, just like human babies, they eventually fall off, but like Hendrix said, at different rates.

 

[ThePepperManiac]

yes most of the time mine fall out after the first couple of true leaves

 

[TjMartin]

Ok, I was getting worried, some of mine don't look that great but the new leaves look awesome.

 

[TheFanMan]

yeh they can look pretty bad but still hang on the plant for ages.