The first set of leaves is round, thick, and looks nothing like pot. Those are the cotyledons, and they provide food for the plant and capture the first light for photosynthesis.
The next set will have only a single blade, and yup, they look like skinny nettle leaves.
The next set should have 3 blades, and the set after, 5. The baby plant does not have the energy to grow true fan leaves on the first try, so it works up gradually.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . Just a quicky please... Hi, I recently germinated some weed seeds i had collected over the years. They sprouted and have been growing for a few weeks now. However, they look more like nettles than a cannabis plant!! They dont have the usually cannabis leaf formation or anything! They were definately collected from weed, maybe like 5 or 6 years ago. so, my question is, are this rubbish and should i chuck um, or is there a chance that these could actually be cannabis?? Rating: 5