Help me manage this hot mess

[Salsacharley]

Originally Posted by cythaenopsis

Since the topic of pruning suckers has come up, is there a general rule of thumb of how large to let them grow before pruning? Many of the videos I've watched demonstrate someone snipping them at a good hand length size. I'm just curious if pruning them "too early" might discourage flowering off of branches.

I've been removing suckers as soon as I spot them...the smaller the better on the theory that the sooner you remove them, the more growing energy is available for flowers and fruit. I may be wrong but I don't see how removing a tiny sucker would hurt the plant.