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Stem splitting is/was used to force the plants to finish faster. With death knocking on its doorstep, it speeds up maturity in hopes of ripening seeds. If that's true, it should also bring on Rhodelization.
I have seen this in literature (seed Maturity) and discussed with growers (flower product Maturity) that mention using copper to hold open.
Curious if anybody has noted any detailed effects, other than saying it works? Which I do not make any claim
Not seen any great value, to warrant trying this. Unless you are running out of time for some reason.
My first action is to do no harm, a lot of these practices can work, even a simple prune can have positive effects!
I have noted a flowering branch bent over by an animal did mature a bit earlier then others, but also smaller, less filled out.
Add: If your season is limmited by time or rain, this could be the diference between mature or half mature buds.
But it also holds true that nature tends to get things pretty right, so my motto is to always have a good reason.
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