AT A GLANCE
How do you pinch physalis?
Spit out Physalis by using Cut off a few centimeters from the shoot tips, about to the first leaf. This should be done in good time before the flowers are planted. The pinching promotes a bushier growth as well as the flowering and fruiting.
Should I pinch my physalis?
You should pinch your physalis if you have one bushy growth wish. In addition, the measure often leads to a increased flowering and fruit formation.
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How do I pinch my physalis?
To pinch your physalis, cut off a few centimeters from each shoot tip. Cut the shoots no further than the first leaf. Use one to do this classic secateurs.
idea: Use the cut shoots as cuttings for new physalis.
When should I pinch my physalis?
De-sharp your physalis in the young stage and especially in time before the flowers are planted. The best time is usually a few weeks after planting out in the garden, that is late May or early June.
Important: Give the physalis some time to get used to outdoor conditions before attacking it with secateurs. However, you should not start too late, otherwise the
blossom and delay fruiting.Tip
De-sharpening is not the same as stinging
Inexperienced hobby gardeners sometimes confuse pruning with that max out. However, these are different care measures that also have opposite effects: The Pruning is intended to make the physalis bushier, while pruning serves to encourage overly dense growth impede.