I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener. Last fall I put in a bunch of bulbs, along with (or not far from) some perennials. I mulched the areas with a good foot of leaves -- they condensed down to 4-5 inches thick. I curiously dug down into the leaves yesterday and noticed that my crocuses are poking up into the leaves an inch or so. Should I carefully rake the leaf mulch off now? Or will the crocuses come up all the way through the leaves? I'm afraid that moving the mulch now will kill the tender new growth, as our night temps are in the teens and the days are in the 20's/low 30's. Bottom line: If I remove the mulch, how will it affect these baby crocuses?

Thanks much in advance!

Andrew