[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Dry sheaths are OK. Either the plant will send up buds thru the dry sheaths or it won't, but there is nothing you can do to help it. As Tommy said, wet sheaths would be a different problem. Are you sure they were not wetish while they were drying out? Next time around, monitor the sheaths when they start to turn color. Sometimes you have to get air into the sheaths at that point to avoid rotting the buds in side. Cynthia