Jeff, yes I'd covered them with a couple inches of shredded leaves. Plus the snow was a perfect mulch too. As soon as the snow melted off I pulled them.
I don't see any difference in quality between the ones pulled in November and those overwintered. This year was by far the latest we've had snowcover in the last 4. They must go into some kind of suspended animation while the soil is so cold. I'm not even sure the ground really froze with all the snow.
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