Pruning or "snipping" seedling tops

mensplace · March 15, 2010

One can find all kinds of information, suggestions, and theories on the net. Among them was the suggestion that it is desirable to snip off the tops of seedlings, both to encourage a few early and low side stems and to convert the leggier plants to become stocky. Doing this would be different from having the one strong central stem, but I'm not so sure if that is a bad thing as you would have more primary stems to distribute the weight.

Your thoughts...pro and con?

March 15, 2010	#1
mensplace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,013	Pruning or "snipping" seedling tops One can find all kinds of information, suggestions, and theories on the net. Among them was the suggestion that it is desirable to snip off the tops of seedlings, both to encourage a few early and low side stems and to convert the leggier plants to become stocky. Doing this would be different from having the one strong central stem, but I'm not so sure if that is a bad thing as you would have more primary stems to distribute the weight. Your thoughts...pro and con?