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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comI am growing Kentucky pole beans from seeds in my house. They are now small plants. They are spindly, a very long thin stem grows from their tops. Someone told me to pinch this off. Am I supposed to pinch these long spindly stems off or leave them be?
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1 Comment To "Pole Beans and Pinching Off the Tops"
#1 Comment By Nikki On 02/18/2011 @ 6:30 am
They are not getting enough light and this is why they are leggy. Move a light source closer to them. I would wait to pinch them until they have a half dozen sets of true leaves, if you still want to pinch them at that time.