Beginner Gardening: Winter protected Acanthus-When to remove mulch?, 0 by eclayne

eclayne wrote:
Hi Malus2006,
OK so we have tender leaves, extremely variable weather (we do frequently get days or periods in the 70's and even 80's in April and May, as well as hard freezes and rarely snow in April. I remember the 20" snowstorm on April Fool's Day 10-15 years ago) and crown/leaf rot to contend with.

Here's the note I added to my garden calendar: "Begin removing mulch as weather warms to prevent crown rot. Replace mulch when frost forecasted, then remove".

I'm assuming crown/leaf rot is of more concern to the health of the plant than loosing early leaves.

Thanks for all the help. Here's a pic of my mother posing with my AcaM.