Those big wide leaves are what turn the light into bud they are solar engines and the more light they get the bigger the plant will get and in the end the more buds you will get. Tying them down or removing them defeat the reason that the plant grew them........are you smarter than your plant? Train the growing tips to spread out by bending and tying so that you have an even height canopy so more light will hit the plant you can use netting or do a search on scrog.
lipps Reviewed by lipps on . Bushy plants in flower - how to give more light? Ok, so I topped my plants a few times as they grew. Some of the girls are really bushy while others only have 2-4 branches. Because of the jam-packed leaves, the buds are growing more slowly than those that have more space between branches. Is there something I can do to help them grow more buds? I have the CFLs focused most closely with those plants to help with their light needs, too. Or should they grow just as well without any changes/pruning/help? They are still producing, just not as Rating: 5