bigdog

Well, nobody actually "told" me to do anything. I was just asking a simple question, I wasn't insinuating that there were any "problems" associated with not doing it.

And as a matter of fact, it's not just something to do. Cutting the bud off removes the apical meristem of the plant. Whether or not this actually helps the fruit mature quicker or not is up for debate. It does remove the apical dominance for that pseudostem however, and enables the lateral buds on the corm to start growing, or growing faster. So...if you wanted your pups to grow faster, cutting the bud off would accomplish that.