As the plant matures, pinch off the top two pairs of leaves once a stalk reaches a reasonable height.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	4:mark	Discourse=context-circumstance:136->137:2
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	3:det	Bridge=1<124|Entity=(124-plant-acc:inf-cf1-2-coref
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	4:nsubj	Entity=124)
4	matures	mature	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	6:advcl:as	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	4:punct	_
6	pinch	pinch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|Person=2|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	0:root	Discourse=joint-list_m:137->20:6
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	6:compound:prt	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	11:det	Entity=(125-plant-acc:com-cf2-4-sgl
9	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	11:amod	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	11:nummod	_
11	pairs	pair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	6:obj	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	13:case	_
13	leaves	leave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	11:nmod:of	Entity=125)
14	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	17:mark	Discourse=contingency-condition:138->137:0
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	16:det	Entity=(126-plant-new-cf3-2-sgl
16	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	17:nsubj	Entity=126)
17	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	6:advcl:once	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	20:det	Entity=(127-abstract-new-cf4-3-sgl
19	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	20:amod	_
20	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	17:obj	Entity=127)|SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	6:punct	_
