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title: "My pitcher plant has fried up pitchers do I cut the off?"
description: "My pitcher plant has fried up pitchers do I cut the off?"
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author: "Becky"
published: "2025-04-04T17:36:39.964655Z"
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# My pitcher plant has fried up pitchers do I cut the off?

_Posted by Becky on 2025-04-04_

My pitcher plant has fried up pitchers do I cut the off?

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## 5 comments

### Jamie 🫶🏻 commented on 2025-04-04

I’m wondering the same thing!! Someone let me know too!

### Shay commented on 2025-04-04

Im not an expert but it would make sense to remove them so the plant spends energy making new ones instead of going to the fried pitcher

### PlantMom829 commented on 2025-04-04

I ended up cutting mine off, hoping for new pitchers this summer 🌞

### Ryan commented on 2025-04-05

As long as the pitcher is fully dried up like that you’re good to cut it off. If it only partially starts browning wait until it fully dries up so it can finish digesting whatever is in there for the nutrients. You can leave the rest of the leaf on if you like as long as it isn’t brown as well, since it’ll still be functional for photosynthesis.

#### Becky replied on 2025-04-05

Thank you

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