Several of my Neps have leaves in which the pitchers have not (and never will) develop, or where the pitcher has developed fully but is now dead. My question is: should I remove the entire leaf from the stem, or only the dying/'destined to never develop' portion. For example, for those leaves which had pitchers that are now dead (and collecting some mold), should I remove the pitcher and it's stem, or the whole leaf, or perhaps only those portions of the pitcher that are dead? Or should I just let the pitcher rot naturally?
And how many leaves are 'safe' to remove at one time?
To continue with this, if I do remove the whole leaf from the stem, might the dormant nodule above it begin growing (or perhaps those farther down the stem)?
Might anybody have some suggestions? Thanks!
And how many leaves are 'safe' to remove at one time?
To continue with this, if I do remove the whole leaf from the stem, might the dormant nodule above it begin growing (or perhaps those farther down the stem)?
Might anybody have some suggestions? Thanks!