in a nutshell, the top-most tip of the plant has an enzyme, that regulates growth ... in nature, the side branches will NOT grow taller than the main tip ... BUT, if you tie the tip down, so the side of the branch itself, is now the highest point on the plant, new 'tips' will grow up from the sideways branch, making for more, larger buds ... use a string that is soft and thick, so it doesn't 'cut' into the stems, and you are less likely to snap a branch, if you do the bending after the plant has soaked up a watering, and is flexible ... :smokin: ... Stinky, is that YOU in that bondage drawing ? ... wow, you go, girl (I've been a BAD boy, lol) ... :jointsmile: