I don't cover the plants wet. Also, the fact that the styrofoam panels are flat allows air circulation under it. Also each plant is covered with 2-4" of dry sand.. Massachusetts winters can't be harsher than Chicago in terms of degrees below zero ----- Original Message ----- From: <santoury@aol.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Reflectix >I did not see the original post - but plastic will rot anything under it. >People here in Mass. cover lawns with plastic, or even tarps, in order to >kill grass, and everything else, to re-seed. > People here use HAY for protection in winter. It would also be a much > better insulator than a sheet of plastic. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jtlehmann@aol.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Sent: Mon, Nov 8, 2010 2:25 pm > Subject: Re: [pbs] Reflectix > > > I realize the interest is covering the entire bed, and not individual > plants, but as a word of caution: I have known people who used regular > bubble > wrap to protect individual tender plants without success; I know of no > one > who has used it with success. The plants rot over the winter. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/