Dual leaf

[BillyIdle]

I recently put a couple of seeds from a store bought "spanish pepper" into the soil. In the first real leaf pair, one of the leafs looked like a dual leaf, with two tips (pic below). I didn't care, as I thought it was just one of the things that happen. The other seedling has now set its second set of leaves, and it's got the same defect. Is this something I should worry about? Is there something really messed up with the genes here? Just don't want to waste my energy on a couple of freak plants that might not produce proper peppers...

 

[Pam]

I think you ought to grow them just for the neato factor.

 

[TXCG]

Kick ass dude. I have a soft spot for mutant plants.

 

[BillyIdle]

Makes you wonder what the plant has been treated with. SuperThrive or something?

 

[caroltlw]

I had a couple of bizarre leaves similar to that but not as well defined on a few jalapenos last year. The later leaves were normal.

 

[imaguitargod]

Nice! Keep it going and see if every one of them does it!

 

[wordwiz]

Maybe the plant will produce double peppers from each bloom!

Mike

 

[alawn]

I have had several plants with leaves like that. But it was just one or two on the plant and the rest were normal. I don't think it is anything strange unless every leaf is like that.

 

[BillyIdle]

I vote for double peppers!