There is no rule of thumb, but if the spikes have been there for a long time and new ones are coming I would cut the old ones off so the plant can put maximum energy into the new ones.
Susan
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There is no rule of thumb, but if the spikes have been there for a long time and new ones are coming I would cut the old ones off so the plant can put maximum energy into the new ones.
Susan