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4 foot I’d say. I’ve taken the lowest leaves and the side shoots off so far. But they are very leafy.
Plot 2 is starting to take shake. Dahlias and peony’s are in. I now have to free beds for cut flowers but I’m at a loss as to what to put in. My wife like quite big and bold flowers. She loves a hydrangea but water them in the summer is a nightmare.
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Once the fruit start to ripen I would thin some of the leaves up to the first truss, especially as these are often beginning to yellow and flag anyway. How tall are your plants? I tend to find they can be pretty much leaf for the first two or three feet before the fruit start and then they thin out. As mentioned, towards the end of the season removing leaves to allow the toms to ripen is a good idea.