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what is meant by 'pinching' the plants back?

Posted by czmls 6 (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 30, 07 at 18:28

as you can see...i'm new at this...what is meant by pinching the plants back? i gree some snap dragons from seed....and it said to do this too...but i never did because i dont know what it means or how to do it!!!


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RE: what is meant by 'pinching' the plants back?

You in effect prune any overly long branches or shoots back either with your fingers ("pinch") or scissors to your desired length.


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RE: what is meant by 'pinching' the plants back?

Basically you "pinch" of the tip growth of a plant. This would be the very top couple of leaves.


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