Giant Elephant Ear Bulb

As I said this year I wasn't going to dig up all the Elephant Ear bulbs but I did dig up one and look at the size of that bulb. I will dry this bulb and store it in the garage for the winter. For the rest of the bulbs, I cut the dying leaves off close to ground level and mulched the plants heavily with leaves. Using dry leaves may not be the brightest idea since a bunch of the Elephant Ears are around the pond so if we get some wind, a bunch of the leaves may end up in the pond. That remains to be seen and I'm very interested in pushing the clock forward 5 months to see if the Elephant Ears survive the winter.