PlantPalPinching soft tips to encourage branching
Try one soft tip on a healthy branching plant, such as coleus.
Before you start
Find a soft, actively growing tip with a healthy pair of leaves or a node just below it. This is a small trim for plants that can branch from lower nodes.
How to do it
Pinch off just the tender tip above the node, or use clean scissors. Leave the node and its leaves, and start with one shoot.
When to stop and recheck
Skip it if the plant is weak, the growth point is unclear, or it grows from a single central tip. Look for side shoots near the kept node before pinching again.