Yuri Barros

I left the leaf dry..........they protect the pstem over heat..........

I keep 2 or 3 dry leaf close to the pstem...............

Here in Brazil excessive heat could be a problem.......

27 degrees is the optimum temp.........

But at 38 degrees the growth stops..............so I keep some dry leaves to give some shadow................

Specially in tall plants.............

If the plant have 3 dry leaves...........and one recent fall leave (a green one like yours).................I chop 2 older dry leaves...............and left the recent fall leave and one dry.................just to promote a shadow on pstem..........