Originally Posted by MBindy2000

I have a lot of clay in my soil, but when I planted my plants I have always added sand to the soil to help the drainage. You might be able to try that. Well, as I working in the yard today I thought about what a couple of people have said about bubble wrap and think that could be the problem. Since it causes more moisture and these plants are full of water the bubble wrap will cause problems. One problem it's plastic and could cause unnecessary heat that would cause the stem to rot and then the other problem the plastic will not retain the heat when it gets real cold. I came to the conclusion that I should cut the plant down to about six inches and mulch the heck out of it. I figured the leaves from the plant could also help keep things dry until they decay. What I need to learn about is how will the plant decide to go dormant? When I was cutting the plant down I noticed later that it was still growing in the middle. It probably grew a quarter inch. I hope my info helps and thank you to others who have offered advice.