sorry i didn't mean to confuse anyone. i remember all those terms from high school science class. the 2 tiny round leaves are the cotyldons and if you bury the stem to just below them it will eliminate all the stretch under them. about the polyploid thing, it looks like all the leaves are from the same nodes not 2 from one and 2 from another but i just can't tell from the angle in the pic. the ice i grew had 3 at each node but i have heard of as much as 5 i believe. also, dont forget... PERLITE IS VERY IMPORT IN SOIL/SOILESS GROWS