Tropicals & Tender Perennials: A new tip I learned today, 1 by Kaufmann

Kaufmann wrote:
Today was my next to the last Master Gardener class. I was wondering about something that I had done to the brug seedlings and got my answer, which I think others might benefit from...

About ten days ago I radically removed all the bottom leaves on every seedling, leaving pretty much only the Y leaves. Within a few days, I began to see buds, and now they are all loaded with buds. I wondered if removal of those big leaves forced bud growth, and according to today's instructor, that's exactly what happened! Apparently it causes a shock to the plant and it feels the need to begin propagating, hence the bud formation! Cool, huh? I'm only telling you all what I have done, not recommending that anyone else do this, but it did work for me!