trailanimal
son of soil
I use it to spur the side branch or undergrowth as you mentioned. Once that is started later the main cola will still be taller so I bend it over. Once that's done the side branches or what was the undergrowth will all grow straight up. This helps keep plants short like I like and also provides many main colas instead of one so you can now maintain an even top and manage your lighting better . Keep the light 18 inches from all of the tops instead of 18 from the main and 24 or more from the rest
love how healthy she is