In article
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Merrily wrote:

I have heard and read that it is a good idea to cover perennials with
6 to 8 inches of leaves. We are in a new development and we do not
have a lot of leaves; however, I obtained some awaiting pickup in the
street of a nearby neighborhood and I raked up our few leaves. I
placed them over three new this year plants and piled them up as much
as I could. Then along came a wind and blew most away. I managed to
save a few on one plant by running out and placing one large nursery
plastic pot over the leaves with a brick on top to hold it there. My
questions are will leaving the pot over the leaves covering the plant
hurt the plant if I leave it there possibly all winter and what do
most people do to keep the leaves piled up as high as 6 to 8 inches?

It is my understanding is that some grape growers in the Finger Lakes
region of New Your State will bury their vines in dirt during the
winter. So if you are in a region where winter temps drop to 0 F and
your plants are already dormant, you may wish to try burying them also.
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Billy

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