The correct method and steps for pinching out the growing tips of a Peperomia obtusifolia
When pinching out a Peperomia obtusifolia, mainly choose tender shoots, and remove the top tip before the new buds have grown out. You can use scissors or a blade, or simply pinch it off with your fingers. After the apical dominance is broken, nutrients will be transferred from the top to the lower leaf buds. The plant will then grow more compactly, low and dense, and its ornamental effect will also be better.
I. Remove the top tip
By pinching out the growing tips of a Peperomia obtusifolia, you can make it sprout side branches and grow lower and more compact. When pinching out, mainly choose tender shoots; as long as the new buds have not yet grown out and the shoots are still quite tender, remove their top tips.
II. Pinching methods
When pinching out, we can use sharp scissors or a blade to cut, or simply pinch it off or snap it off with our hands. After its apical dominance is broken, nutrients can be transferred from the top to the lower leaf buds. After that, when the new buds grow out, they will extend from these lower leaf buds, and the plant will grow more compactly, low and dense, giving a better ornamental effect.