Eight days after the first bloom, and enough is enough. Time is up for reproducing. Cut off the few buds that are on the plant so that plant will use its resources to form seeds. Forming seeds is called embryogenesis. After reproduction, pruning off new growth helps the plant enrich the growth of the seeds. Plants want second and third chances to reproduce to ensure continuation of the species, however we know the seeds have been pollinated so we can intervene into it life cycle. Humans have been intervening into the life of plants for about 11,500 years now. The word horticulture means to cultivate a plant garden. A horticulturist is a person who grow plants.