One last pic of the 'new' mother stem for next year. I hated to put her to bed, it has been so warm and looks like it will continue to be for a few more weeks, but due to a confluence of factors it had to be done today.
And....I know it doesn't even come close to comparing to the leaves produced by a lot of the growers on this forum, but I think this is the biggest leaf I have seen come off this plant.