Originally Posted by Akula

Sputinc7 you are absolutely right about the risk of rot at higher temperatures when wrapped.

I think I minimized it by covering and not wrapping the upper 70% in heavy frost cloth vs. polyethylene. The bottom third is wrapped in thick burlap. Both are breathable but I do get some visible wetness in the burlap from either sweat, dew, or rain but this seems to evaporate off.

I've had them covered prior to the first freeze in early December. The pstem feels solid when squeezed...so far.

The pstems are around 12 feet so they were a major pain to cover. I threw the cloth over the pstems like a cast net from the top of my ten foot step ladder and then used my extended pool pole to position the cloth. The cloth was heavy and cumbersome.