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Here comes another hurricane! Some ways to Protect a Garden from Hurricane Winds and Floods.
Tied cannas.
Herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre we go again folks! Thank God I didn't have to use my bottled water or batteries or put everything back in place!
Hurricane Lily is headed for Lousiana again, this time expected to be a Catagory 3 (120 mph winds?!) Even tho this is a more compact storm, the tropical force winds on its fringes can reach out for hundreds of miles. ouch!
I started writing this and will rush it out today in its draft form for those of you on the Gulf coast. God bless and stay safe!
Amy's raincoat.
Having been thru many hurricanes down here in New Orleans, it occurred to me that some of my garden coping strategy might be useful to anybody anywhere who has to deal with winds and heavy rains and who doesn't? Now I know this year we saw much drought in many places but there were floods in Texas and it seems we all have to face it now and again, sooner or later.
 
Gutters during Isidore.
High winds, heavy rains and much water can wreak havoc on any garden.
Potted plants will be most easily blown away while those in the ground may be washed away. When plants become heavy with water or the soil overly saturated, they may be broken or uprooted. Delicate stems on things like peppers may easily snap. Succulents may become bloated and soggy and rot. Sometimes you have plants loaded with peppers that are green and you cannot pick them beforehand or they will not turn red. (unless of course they have strated to turn.) This is what happened to me last week. I have tabascos and habaneros that are loaded and they took me months to grow! I hated to lose them.
Make sure to get started as soon as you can before the rains and winds start IF IT IS POSSIBLE!! With hurricanes we can track them more or less (see http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/) but I know from experience if you start too early and it is a false alarm it is a waste of time. Use as many resources as you can to track storms online and off. I like to have one eye on the tv, one on the computer and one on the sky...but last I looked I only had two eyes, lol It is a juggling act!
Of course when you track the storm and note the wind projections you will adapt these tips accordingly and may even have to bring it all in or take your chances. GOOD LUCK!
Tabascos back out after the storm.
DO NOT go snip crazy and cut down all your vines etc. unless you have to. They are more resilient than you think and strong vines like grape vine and cats claw can actually help hold other plants together when they are twining thru them. However, when I had the balcony garden on one of the busiest intersections in the French Quarter, I often had to remove every trellis and stick because of dangers from flying objects.That is sad when you are watching for your moonflowers to bloom and they only do it twice a year. In my more isolated first floor courtyard, there are no people and it is not as windy on a first floor between walls so I left them up during Isidore and they survived.(see pics) Use common sense.
Moonvines after storm.
Do take cuttings or divisions of plants when you can. If you lose it you have a start! It is good to wear things with big pockets with a scissors and gather every seed and start. Of course you are often in a hurry and if winds are blowing this may not be easy or possible!
Me on ladder under castor tree wearing duck boots. (I am 5'8" and on a ladder.)
CLOTHING TIPS: Speaking of dress, there is good reason farmers wear overalls! All those pockets! Get a good hooded rain poncho too that will cover most of you and you can wear all year, over a coat if you need to. The best is Military. Check out the links below or shop Ebay. Get a good pair of duck boots that will last forever even if you only wear them once a year, lol Just be sure to put them where you know they are, I always forget!
After my pants got soaked to the bone (don't forget it often "rains sideways" in these events) I invested in a rain slicker yellow 3 piece raingear set--hood, jacket and "bib" or "overalls like the utility guys wear outside in inclement weather, LOL YES I promise you a pic oneday, it will be worth a laff to see Rosy the schoolbus, hehe
Of course the first rule is...
1.) Remove anything that is up high, on sills, walls or hanging.
If possible place these plants under tables or against buildings and walls in sheltered areas.
2.) Trim any dead or weak branches from trees.
3.) Empty storm drains and gutters of any debris.
4.) Sweep courtyards, deck and patios to keep debris and leaves from clogging drains.
5.) Take in any garden art, sculptures, rocks, shells, ornaments stix, that can become airborne and fly into windows.
6.) If you cannot take them in, wrap glass tables in plastic tarps or even blankets and anchor them against your building with heavy tall potted trees and plants.
7.) Run kite string or other strong twine wherever you can to secure tall cannas, gingers and other branchy plants that might snap their stems.
Bungy cords work well this way too because the elastic has give and take. Try pantyhose legs! These are not only very strong but cheap!
8.) If you can disassemble vines enough to lower them this will protect them.
9.) Hurricanes typically start with rain bands before the winds. Let your plants drink it up. This will not only protect them but saturation will help weigh them and keep them them from blowing away.
10. Hang heavy potted baskets on arbors if you can. It helps to weigh them down if they are the strong steel kind.
11.) Take all small plants (under 5") indoors or tuck them in other plants under tables.
12.) Take all plants that are sensitive to over-watering indoors or place under tables. If you anticpoate over 6" of watyer you may want to put them on something more to raise them off the ground if you can. You may also take plastic and secure it under them, or put the pots into trash bags sideways . Just be careful when using non see thru trash bags. They may easily be mistaken for TRASH after the storm if you forget or some well meaning soul helps you clean up.
13.) Place all excess empty plastic pots, misters, saucers, bottles, and other garden junk in plastic trash bags or milk crates. Again be sure to mark it with masking tape or put it somewhere it won't be mistaken for trash!!!
14. If you have plastic milk cartons, they are great for holding excess garden junk--windchimes, tools, bugsprays, etc.
15. Use all the wet debris and fallen leaves as mulch. Throw it into plastic trash bags and then throw it on top of your big potted plants or those in the ground. It will prevent soil erosion and also may keep the plants from getting too much water.
16. Make sure your pots are well drained. Poke more holes in plastic ones if you must with a nail, scissors, screwdriver or knife. Using plastic pots makes sense now as you can move them easier and faster and if they blow over they do not break.
17. Make sure to check your drains DURING the storm to keep them free from debris and working.
18. Remove any saucers if you still use them under pots. I don't due to West Nile mosquitoes, which reminds me...
19. AFTER the storm, drain all that water!
20. Be sure to completely air dry all your tarps before folding them up again to prevent mildew and rot.
Drain debris.
I may think of more things and add them to this list. Any ideas? Add them to COMMENTS below.
Peeking under the table with tarps pulled back.
THE BEST THING I did this last storm was tuck my pepper plants that were loaded with peppers waiting to turn red) under a long table covered with a tarp. Those tarps are only a few bucks at Big Lots and are fantastic for protecting plants in rain, hail and frost.
Wet TEDDY.
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