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herbs: to cut or to pinch?
to promote new growth of herbs, i heard that you're supposed to
harvest herbs by pinching, as opposed to cutting. anyone know if that's true? |
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herbs: to cut or to pinch?
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:09:48 GMT, Frogleg wrote:
On 15 Apr 2004 11:54:07 -0700, (hjl) wrote: to promote new growth of herbs, i heard that you're supposed to harvest herbs by pinching, as opposed to cutting. anyone know if that's true? I've seen some gardening references specify that "pinching" causes the end of the stem to be somewhat collapsed from the squeezing together action, while "cutting" leaves a clean, noncompressed end. And one method or the other is specific to the desired outcome. It's similar to the difference of the cut made by a bypass pruner as opposed to a anvil pruner. -- Mister Gardener Maine Coast Zone 4-5 |
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herbs: to cut or to pinch?
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:16:27 GMT, Mister Gardener
wrote: On 15 Apr 2004 11:54:07 -0700, (hjl) wrote: to promote new growth of herbs, i heard that you're supposed to harvest herbs by pinching, as opposed to cutting. anyone know if that's true? I've seen some gardening references specify that "pinching" causes the end of the stem to be somewhat collapsed from the squeezing together action, while "cutting" leaves a clean, noncompressed end. And one method or the other is specific to the desired outcome. It's similar to the difference of the cut made by a bypass pruner as opposed to a anvil pruner. What "desired outcome"? I can 'pinch' the emerging flower buds of basil with my fingers, and I can 'pinch' off a few leaves for seasoning, but if I want to harvest a large branch, I 'cut'. The difference is the tools I happen to have with me at the time. I don't think many herb plants are going to notice if they were 'pinched' or 'cut.' |
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