Don't know, is the drill trying to provide more Fe? It's a gimmick.Hi UB, you mention Mel and Ed's 1982 edition as a good start for acquiring knowledge. They talk about some growers who have put screws or nails in the stem/trunk but they don't talk about results. I also found a thread on a french forum where a guy does the same in the last 10 to 20 days before harvest, saying it increases total yield by approx 20%. Have you ever tried it, heard of it ? What's your advice on this technique
Many thanx in advance,
just another stress technique, from what I read the plant thinks it's going to die and sends it's last ressources to bud production. Have a link if you're interested in pics. Thanks UB
I knew this one would come up, just telling you what I read
Who knows maybe they have ESP capabilities 
I couldn't resist that shot Black, LOL. I know that these plants do respond well to certain types of stress; they are amazing plants.I knew this one would come up, just telling you what I read
I'd only be interested if it came from a university.just another stress technique, from what I read the plant thinks it's going to die and sends it's last ressources to bud production. Have a link if you're interested in pics. Thanks UB
Maybe you should think of think as 'respond'. As in respond to stress in a way that best gives it a chance to reproduce.
Why do you believe this? Did you friend do a controlled experiment or just stick a nail in a plant that may or may not have been going to do better and say the nail caused it to yield more.
Yea I think you do need to mello out were just talking about marijuana. Alot of well known people on this site use this technique including my friends when they grow, its just one of many techniques you can use while growing to make your plants a lil better.
Yes you can use it on clones, but like you said it wont be as uniform as from seed.
Thanks for sharing your secrets with all us. For some reason I am having a hard time understanding the hormone response thing. So you're saying once the plant is around 5-6 nodes (I'm growing from a clone), I would cut above the 2nd true node? I think I am having a hard time finding the 2nd node. What if the nodes on my plant was alternating? Because in your picture you cut right above what seems like the 1st node. Do you count it as 2 node when the nodes are directly next to each other (one on the left is one and one on the right is two)? Thanks for any input you can provide.Welcome to RIU and the thread! Plan your garden and grow your plan.
Excellent points. Folks are quick to establish a quick cause/effect relationship because they have a need to believe. The worst abusers of this common human behaviorial element is those trying various snake oils. Goes something like this - "I tried Oma's Golden Showers Tonic and it doubled the bud size!" .....while forgetting to add in that he changed up his lights, tweaked his garden, learned from previous mistakes, never had or runs a control group, is stretching the truth (sees what he expects or wants to see), etc.
Yeah, I posted in that thread. If you notice the FIM cutting point, it basically is nothing more than topping above the 3rd node. I've always thought that was funny.
