Puddin' Man expounded:

I clipped the brown pods off some time ago. The green pods are
still on the plant.

I clip off the pods as they form - daily when the plant is in full
bloom. Don't let them turn brown - the plant then thinks it's
fulfilled its mission (set seed to propogate itself) and stops
blooming.
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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