Can I cut some leaves sour my cucumber plant? I have a bush variety and it's growing so nippy that it's...

I have a bush variety and it's growing so nippy that it's covering some of my lettuce. I'd like to know if I can cut off some of the leaves to consent to in more light to my cucumbers and to my lettuce. And if I can't cut them, what can I do?! Thanks within advance for answering.
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welll yeah cause i dont consider u can eat the leafs
and it wont hurt it

I have split irises due to rot and...
you can cut them stern will loose some of your cucumbers-as far as letting more light to cucumbers they are getting all the sun they necessitate from top of plant
Weird stuff growing on my plant?
yes but leave the flowers or you wont get any cucumbers also dont cut too copious leaves thats how the plant feeds itself and grows
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Answers:    yes you can cut them off, but craft sure that where you're cutting at hand aren't any flower buds, because that is where the cucumber starts growth.