Pinching out can mean nipping off flower buds to enable the plant to grow more leaves and become more bushy, or it can mean nipping out the growth at the tips to encourage bushiness on plants which seem a bit lean. Usually a finger and thumb are good enough - you need to grasp the stem just above a leaf joint, then, using your nails, nip out the stem. If your plants are already quite bushy and not showing buds, you may not need to do this at all.

Bamboo said it all, now you know. I love fuchsia's got some in the garden just seen a couple of leaves today. Can't wait for the rest. I forgot how many I've got