The essence of pinching is the removal of the growth point of the plant (the uppermost part of the young shoot). Due to which young side shoots begin to develop from the sinuses of the trunk - the plant grows not in height, but in width. Due to this, the branching, blooming, yield is increasing.The time for pinching is February-March. If you grow pelargonium, like me, from seeds, then the prick is done over 6-7 leaves.For pinching we will need: scissors or clerical knife, hydrogen peroxide (or alcohol, wood ash, fungicide), cotton disc.Count off the leaves and delete the eighth leaf and bugorochek - the point of growth, we work with greenery.Pinching lavender is similar, only over the sixth pair of leaves.