Thank you all so much for your replies, knowledge and advice.
I've potted on the cerinthe today (sunflowers i did a week or so ago) and wiill make sure they're somewhere where they get more light- they had been on an east facing w sill that's in shade from about midday onwards.
To keep it simple-if you want a nice compact bushy plant with lots of floweing stems then pinch out-if you want a plant -like a giant sunflower- or a tomato as well for that matter to grow tall with a single stem- do not pinch out-in fact remove any side shoots
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Thank you all so much for your replies, knowledge and advice.
I've potted on the cerinthe today (sunflowers i did a week or so ago) and wiill make sure they're somewhere where they get more light- they had been on an east facing w sill that's in shade from about midday onwards.
Ahh, thats the problem. South facing windows are the best.
To keep it simple-if you want a nice compact bushy plant with lots of floweing stems then pinch out-if you want a plant -like a giant sunflower- or a tomato as well for that matter to grow tall with a single stem- do not pinch out-in fact remove any side shoots
I pinch out most things...I just wish that they were big emough to pinch out...very slow growing they are.
It's ealy tho isn'ty it?
I mean eArly.....dyslexic fngiers.
has anyone ever pinched back meadow rue?
How long do snap dragons take to flower once they are pinched out? if it is 3 months like most plants, is it time to stop pinching out?