What you are looking at is the remainder of the petiole, which is really part of the leaf, and when you clip the leaf, the petiole will die too.
Why are you taking off fan leaves? Leave them so the plant can make itself food!
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . Discolored Stalk Hi, guys. I want to know if anyone recognizes this discoloration as something I should be worried about. I noticed this spot last time I checked my plants. I don't know when it started. I think it has something to do with me clipping the big fan leaf a little while ago. It seems to start where I clipped. The plant only has a couple more weeks or so before harvest time. So I'm hoping that this won't affect it much if at all. The branch that comes out from that spot looks fine; the bud is the Rating: 5