raygrogan

Brian - cool idea for cold climes. I have been trying (and often failing) in Iowa with taro. Your DRY explanation could be where I go wrong. Like one failure was digging a gigantic deep hole and dropping a pot in, and covering with sandy dirt once the cold set in. But that would be a way wet situation....

So what is your timing? When do you whack the stems down, then how long til you rake the leaves, put on bucket, etc.?

Using your inspiration, perhaps too late, I just went out an covered a sole plant left unharvested. It is in a raised tub, in dirt, and is of course frozen solid now. I just plopped a plastic grocery bag over it, then put a plastic garden tub over that. Easy.

The garden tub cover is just a big flower pot with holes. Would you replace that with a bucket or other holeless thing?

And next warm spell would you go cut the stem off down to about corm level? Is that the idea, to not have that mushy wet tissue sitting on top of it next spring? Thanks.

Ray