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Pinching Stem Tips

Improve the look and shape of your plants with minimal effort

By Lee Reich

Pinching stem tips can make plants look neat, as well as encourage branching and bushier growth. To learn how to pinch your plants, check out this video with Lee Reich, a horticultural consultant and the author of The Pruning Book , published by The Taunton Press.

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