1.   You can pinch the tips of your young plant to encourage bushy growth.

2.   If you use a cone form, simply allow the plant to grow and fill the cone, pinching the tips to encourage bushiness.

3.   Pinch the tips off for cooking and to keep the plants compact.

4.   Pinch the tips to help boost color.

5.   Pinching the tips to encourage side branches works best when the plants are still quite small.

6.   Pinch the tips occasionally to keep the plants bushy.

7.   Pinch tips from stems that have more than four sets of leaves but no lower branches.