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title: "If you ever doubted the benefit of pinching off new leaf sets!!! I…"
description: "If you ever doubted the benefit of pinching off new leaf sets!!! I like full plants vs ‘leggy’ ones. I spent about 30 minutes two months ago pinching off new…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/UPxx-IKbTNubK_TkXdManQ"
community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "7Bee"
published: "2024-02-25T16:33:29.120079Z"
language: "en"
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# If you ever doubted the benefit of pinching off new leaf sets!!! I…

_Posted by 7Bee on 2024-02-25_

If you ever doubted the benefit of pinching off new leaf sets!!! I like full plants vs ‘leggy’ ones. I spent about 30 minutes two months ago pinching off new leaf sets from every branch of the coleus. The result is incredible growth of new shoots off every stem.

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