Plant pinching allows you to stimulate growth and encourage early bushiness, more rapidly, by removing the tip of the plant. Ever wonder why the plants you raised from when they were small don’t often ...

The term “Wandering Jew” commonly refers to several Tradescantia species, including Tradescantia zebrina, Tradescantia fluminensis, and Tradescantia pallida. All varieties share similar care needs, ...

To pinch or not to pinch? That is the question. Pinching is a technique that can shape a plant; increase production of herbs, flowers and fruits; determine the size of blooms and fruit and even keep ...

Question: A friend was telling me how she pinches back a lot of her perennials this time of year because it keeps them shorter and then she doesn’t have to stake them. She says it doesn’t hurt their ...

Pruning is a common gardening method used to encourage new growth, more flowers and fruit on certain plants. While the method of pruning is well-known, a lesser-known method that’s often used on ...

PINCHING out plant tips is a popular pruning technique and now May has arrived it is the perfect time for avid gardeners to get stuck in with this practice. Pinching out plant tips is a means by which ...

You’ve probably heard of the term ‘pinching out’ before – it’s a popular gardening technique used on the likes of tomatoes, sweet peas and plenty of other plants. But what does ‘pinching out’ mean?