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| I have started from seed for several years with mixed results. Everything grows but some better that others. I do vegetables and annuals of all kinds. I have never pinched back anything but think that may help some of my seedlings. What needs pinching, when do you do it and what does not need pinching? Any guidelines would help. |
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| Many flowers may benefit from some pinching of the tips - all depends on if they grow from the root ball base of the plant or from a central stem. But it sure isn't required - pinching back is optional at best and is done for plant appearance purposes, not plant health. Very few, if any, vegetable seedlings require or benefit from pinching and some are badly damaged or killed by doing it. Onions is the only exception that comes to mind as trimming green leaves a couple of times before transplanting is beneficial. With most other vegetables, if they get too tall and/or leggy before transplanting it is usually because they aren't getting nearly enough light. Dave |
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| Growanything, Check out this link http://www.centertonnursery.com/howto/BlewLabelGuide.pdf Jim |
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| That's a great resource Jim! Thanks for posting it. I especially like the opening sentence: Now hear this. Pinching and cutting cause more problems than they fix. Dave |
Here is a link that might be useful: PINCHING OF PERENNIALS THROUGH THE SEASONS
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