as usual, you have put my mind at rest. I figured it was ok, just wasn't sure if pinching off was better for the plant or not. I will probably leave them for now, but that plant is definitely doing well. It has grown so much since I put it in. I have seen tiny little white things that Paul said were probably mushrooms and they are starting to show up all over, kind of neat. I also saw what looks like some little yellow sprout type thing coming out of the inside of one of the red brom leaves... tried to get a pic, but they are so small it's hard to focus on them. Maybe more mushrooms... I dunno. Definitely interesting to see all that happens.