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Old 22-01-2012, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake View Post

Mine's the same. Conventional wisdom says that, about now, we chop off
the dead stuff to let the new green growth develop. This is new
territory for me but I'm planning to work on the basis that the old
growth will simply suck nutrient from the flowers/berries and at the
moment it's bigger than the new so while I've got that distinction I'm
going to chop it off.
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My logic would be that if it's green and healthy it's photosynthesising and making a positive contribution. Once it starts to look less good than the new stuff, hack it off and let the new stuff get a share of the light.
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