Don't know why so many people have this misconception.

The leaves themselves are not the food. The leaves produce the food through
photosynthesis.


"Kay Lancaster" wrote in message
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Don't trim the greenery. It's food for next year's bulbs and blooms.
If you can set the plants out now where they're intended to grow, that
would be my first choice. My second choice would be to put the pot
outside,
keep it watered, and plant when things have withered. Don't wait till
fall,
because you'll probably forget, if you're like me.

Kay