What up DGC big fan love the show! I have been growing for a few years but still consider myself a newbie since i am constantly learning especially when i listen to the show! I popped a few dozen beans a while back and got some phenos with some weird leave structure. After a little but of google searching i found out its a mutation called ducksfoot? The overall health of the plant is good very green and growing along with all my other ladies just the leaves look very weird! All the leave tips are there but they kind of shrivel up behind each other like a ducks webbed foot. My question is should i waste my time growing them out or just snip them to make room for my other ladies? My main worry is that they will affect the health of my other plants. Are mutations contagious? Can they affect neighboring plants? I will be taking clones of all my plants except these unless i am convinced otherwise thanks again for all the help stay higher!
Mutations are a genetic defect, you won’t spread them from plant to plant. Pathogens like TMV (tobacco mosaic virus) or HPLV (hop latent viroid) can spread from plant to plant in the sap when it comes into contact with an open wound.
I see some discoloring on the leaves and also the funky shape, but from what I can see, it should flower just fine. Definitely a funky plant, it might not be a heavy yielder but you never know. Might as well take the chance for a run and see if you get amazing smoke. If not, cull it next round.
This is a trait of Ruderalis. Usually means shitty plants ime…Stay lifted
I’m with Chad. If you got the space why not ride it out? I’ve smoked some pretty great mutant buds.