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Title: Pinching Out
Post by: jollyroger123 on April 04, 2007, 22:22:02

I have heard alot about pinching out flowers and will post my enquiries about them on the non-edible plants board.

Regarding veg -can anyone tell me if peppers/cape gooseberries etc providde more if pinched out.

Thanks

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: Marymary on April 04, 2007, 22:24:09

I've grown both & never pinched them out. Don't know if anyone else has tried it.

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: jollyroger123 on April 04, 2007, 22:27:19

The other reason i asked is i had 2 pepper Chilli plants last year. One i grew from seed and the other i bought from a garden centre.

The one from the garden centre bushed out a lot more and the one i grew from seed had a single stem. Both were the same variety

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: Amazin on April 04, 2007, 22:28:48

Yes to both - discovered by accident, I might add, having snapped off the main stems of both in my time!

;D

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: Mrs Ava on April 04, 2007, 22:30:56

I don't bother, unless the plants are growing to tall for their location in the greenhouse.

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: jollyroger123 on April 04, 2007, 22:40:55

I have enough enough plants to experiment, Do you know when/what leaves to pinch out.

I'll post the progress

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: saddad on April 04, 2007, 22:43:50

The central growing tip is normally pinched out to encourage side shoots to develop and produce an open bushy plant...
;D

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: potterfanpete on April 05, 2007, 07:33:30

Ahhhh - that answers my question as well! I'll be growing peppers in the greenhouse this year, so I'll pinch 2 out and leave the other 2 :)

Title: Re: Pinching Out
Post by: tim on April 05, 2007, 08:51:29

If ours bushed out any more, there would be no room left in the 'ghouse!

Same applies to Aubergines.

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