pinching out

HevO22 · « **on:** March 09, 2011, 17:41 »

Afternoon all,

I'm really unsure when to pinch out the tops and of what, please could i have some advice?

thank you
hev

digalotty · « **Reply #1 on:** March 09, 2011, 18:48 »

first of all for me it is pinching the tops off broad beans , i do this when they are starting to set beans . this helps stop black fly.
and then tomato plants when they reach the seventh truss and thats it for me.

mumofstig · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2011, 19:49 »

pinch tops off sweetpeas to make more stems grow. My Dad always did this with runner beans as well, so I do it too

digalotty · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2011, 20:16 »

im growing sweetpeas for the first time this year so thanks mos will do that

Ma and Pa Snip · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2011, 20:50 »

We pinch out runner and french beans when they hit the top of the canes, otherwise they become a top heavy tangled mess.

Greenhouse tomatoes we do after the sixth truss, third or fourth truss if they are a big tomato variety.
Outdoor toms we do after the fouth truss, unless they are a 'tumbling' variety.

We also 'top out' the top of our summer raspberry canes when they hit the top of the fence they are growing up against between us and our neighbours ( Garden plot).

kingdhesiii · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2011, 00:49 »

Quote from: digalotty on March 09, 2011, 18:48

first of all for me it is pinching the tops off broad beans , i do this when they are starting to set beans . this helps stop black fly.
and then tomato plants when they reach the seventh truss and thats it for me.

I never have had to pinch the tops of broad beans. I companion plant with borage, which bees also love. !!

HevO22 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:47 »

thanks everybody will take all the infomation and give it ago

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