hardy annuals

[mason01]

i have been told it is better to pinch out the top of hardy annuals to make them bushy and better plants then i was told not to do it with all hardy annuals how do i know which hardy and half hardy annuals to pinch the top from please please help thanks Paul

[lafrancaise]

There are annuals such as marigolds, petunias, snapdragons, cosmos... that get leggy so by pinching the top off they bush out. Annuals such as busy lizzies and a lot of low border edge plants do their own sprouting out.. I wouldn't think there could be an annual you couldn't pinch back, it wouldn't die but you'll notice some annuals grow bushy anyway. Hope this helps.