hi, the majority of my upright fuschias which i bought from parkers mail order seem to have survived the winter with simply being wrapped in fleece and are now finally putting on some good growth after i cut them back hard when the first new growth appeared earlier this year.

two questions:

how long do new shoots have to be before you pinch out the tip?

how often do you do this during the growing season? Is it just once to promote bushier plants & let them get on with the business of flowering or does anyone do it more to produce plants with even more flowers?

Appreciate your help!