I live in Florida where hurricanes are commonplace. Here's a couple tips that have helped us in the past. 1 The bucket over the plant like that doesn't work well here in hurricane country. The top of the bucket collects water and water pours into the holes and beats the smaller plants up anyway. That's until the wind carries it 8 miles away. Plug up the holes with duct tape and use a hole puncher to punch holes around the upper edge of the bucket to secure it to the ground better. However, make sure that the holes are in the dirt, or again, your garden supplies will wind up miles away. DON'T FORGET TO REMOVE THEM AFTER THE STORM. 2. If flooding is an issue in your yard, then dig a trench toward a lower spot in your yard leading away from your garden. If you don't have a lower spot, I suggest making one. My neighbor's yard is higher than mine and he has all his roof drainage pointed in my direction with extra-long spouts. I dug a trench! Thanks for the video!
Absolutely love the trench idea! Like I mentioned in the video, even the hurricane winds I can deal with ok in most cases (although in my area they can be pretty bad sometimes but NOTHING like what you would get. Our bigger problem is always the spin off tornadoes) it’s the water that gets me. That trenching thing is brilliant. Thank you!
Found your video looking for help. Hurricane weather is on the way to Southern California. Not used to storms like this. I started my fall garden and they are just popping up don't want to lose them. Thank you for the ideas. Thought i might try an easy up over the raised bed but don’t know how hard the winds will blow. Subscribed and looking forward to your videos.
Oh my! It definitely can be a shocker when you’re not used to something like a hurricane! Fingers crossed that the cooler waters in the Pacific near California will help really slow that storm down. I would say that things like easy ups can be a problem. Although you can secure them down, it’s a large surface area, and they tend to be very subject to lift from winds. Back when I used to coach youth sports, we had those up everywhere and not even a hurricane strength, but a strong south Texas thunderstorm could blow in and rip them right off the ground, even if they were pegged in with ropes. You could definitely give it a try just be very aware of the wind speeds and be careful with it. I would say anything you can do to protect them close to the ground with small surface areas better. I always like the pot idea even if they’re smaller ones, but you do need to secure them down because obviously they’re very light and easy to blow around. Another thing I’ve used in the past is a piece of hardware cloth, bent into a hoop just above the plants and secured it down with lots of landscape staples, and even tied it with ropes. That works pretty good as well. I would say the best piece of advice is picking up things from your yard, that you would never consider flying objects. Those things get with around pretty easily if they catch air, and that will do the most damage the plants I’ve seen. It sounds like you’re on the ball, and I think you’re gonna do well with it! I’ll be thinking about you guys for sure and be safe! Let me know if you have any questions as things get closer, and I’d love to hear how everything goes for you as well. Hopefully it’s one big swing in a mess from the hurricane!
@@TexasGardenDoc I will try your suggests. I will let you know what I eventually did and how bad it ended up. Thank you so much for your kind words and advice.
Do what you can and remember that you gave it your all. In the end, you may lose some plants, but you’ll also learn something from it all. I’ve been through lots of hurricanes, and truth be told, I’ve been very lucky compared to many others. I say all that to say this; take care of you and your family and do all you can do, and you will come out the other side! Where about a roughly are you in SoCal? I’ll be watching the weather, I’m a hyper weather nerd like that. You are gonna do great!
I’m so glad that they helped! That particular summer it made a huge difference in my garden. A lot of stuff got fried from the intense UV rays in the heat, so being able to get things to fruit and produce before they were completely gone is definitely something worth!
Strong winds in California right now in my area, found your video and I think it'll be a life saver. Thanks going to apply some of these techniques right now.
Winds are no fun! Best of luck and let me know how your garden does, and also if you come up with anything else that helps through the winds! thanks for taking the time to comment and be a part of the community I really appreciate that!
I didn’t get to plant a spring/summer garden this year because we moved. But I started a fall garden. Twice a year we have to make a day long round trip to another state. It’s supposed to rain and they’re so small. Lol. Thank you!🙏
I appreciate this video a lot. I'm in the same situation, no hurricanes yet but hurricane season is here and I want to prepare because I refuse to let a hurricane take my tomatoes.
Thank you for the kind words! Do you have your Tom's trellised or caged? That's really the best thing you can do for them! Just like in the video tying into a trellis or cage and staking it tight with sturdy robe does wonders! Of course, at some point all bets are off if you get hit with a big one! But we do our best! I know what you mean though about the tomatoes, We had a really early freeze last fall that got mine.... Of course in February we then got the lowest temps every in my area (9 F) buuuut almost all my fall plantings made it so I got lucky there! I even say in the video I don't really know much about freezes, but I DEFINITELY learned a lot about them this year! lol Thanks for stopping by and the comment!
I’m very glad to hear that! With all the strange weather in storms never hurts to have a few tricks up your sleeve. I’d love to know how it worked out for you as well!
It was my pleasure, and I certainly hope it helps as well. Big storms like that or any storm for that matter can be really rough on plants, there’s so many different things you can do to protect them. These are just a few that I’ve used over the years. Best wishes to you!
@@TexasGardenDoc yes indeed, I live in Mississippi and they say a hurricane is coming,I’ve worked really hard on my little garden considering how hot the weather is here right now and I really like your tips thanks again
That’s very exciting! Although we do have a very long growing season here I’ve been thinking about a greenhouse for my subtropical and some of my tropical stuff. If you could swing one, it would definitely benefit you in a huge way! And getting some land now that’s where it’s at!
@@TexasGardenDoc Later down the road I'm going to get a pre-fab home. They are really affordable too! I would encourage anyone that thinks they can't afford a home to look into pre-fab homes and some land they can afford.
Thanks so much! We love it and the girls do too! It took a while to build and a lot of improvising but all my other coops in the past were just kind of thrown together so we wanted to make this one a bit different!
I hope people start doing videos about how to protect their gardens from the weather modification methods ie the spraying of chemicals in the skies. No one needs to injest alumina or graphene oxide, barium or cesium with their vegetables and they can't be good for the plants themselves. They are killing trees in some parts of the country. Do we all need polytunnels over our raised beds now?
I don’t think I’m this case a poly tunnel would stop that. My understanding is that those partials are so tiny they are in the air as opposed to falling through it (that is a generalization) so although a tunnel could help I don’t believe it would completely protect it.
Heavy rains and prolonged rains really can do serious damage! It’s been a long time since it happened last but this year it rained here every day for 3 months! It devastated my garden. Then the rained stopped and it didn’t rain for 3 months. Craziness! We just have to keep trying and adapting I think. Thanks for stopping by and the comment. Good luck to you!
@@TexasGardenDoc We had that happen in NC a few years ago. I think it rained every single day for 49 days, and then intermittently after that for a bit, and then Nothing for months. No where in NC is safe from Hurricanes. We've even had them hit 700 miles offshore in our Mountains! But obviously Eastern and Central NC get them more often. And the brunt of them there is worse.
Oh you aren’t kidding about that. We’ve been really lucky over the last several years. Hurricane Harvey did a number but I’m north of houston so we got by just fine.so far we are at 90 days with less than 5 days of rain and less than 5 inches. At this point we are down 25 inches of rain from where we should be. iPad this point I’m jus trying to keep chickens and the garden alive, and hope we don’t lose the well. Good news is the dry season starts for real on Monday…I haven’t seen it this bad here for rain my entire life! But…like you said, one month rain one month drought! We may end up with a lot of flooding over the fall…and hurricanes. Most seem to be pushing up the east coast this season and last towards you.
What’s your go to technique to protect your garden from the elements and the weather?
I live in Florida where hurricanes are commonplace. Here's a couple tips that have helped us in the past.
1 The bucket over the plant like that doesn't work well here in hurricane country. The top of the bucket collects water and water pours into the holes and beats the smaller plants up anyway. That's until the wind carries it 8 miles away. Plug up the holes with duct tape and use a hole puncher to punch holes around the upper edge of the bucket to secure it to the ground better. However, make sure that the holes are in the dirt, or again, your garden supplies will wind up miles away. DON'T FORGET TO REMOVE THEM AFTER THE STORM.
2. If flooding is an issue in your yard, then dig a trench toward a lower spot in your yard leading away from your garden. If you don't have a lower spot, I suggest making one. My neighbor's yard is higher than mine and he has all his roof drainage pointed in my direction with extra-long spouts. I dug a trench!
Thanks for the video!
Absolutely love the trench idea! Like I mentioned in the video, even the hurricane winds I can deal with ok in most cases (although in my area they can be pretty bad sometimes but NOTHING like what you would get. Our bigger problem is always the spin off tornadoes) it’s the water that gets me. That trenching thing is brilliant. Thank you!
@@TexasGardenDoc You're welcome, I've definitely learned the hard way.
I bet you have!
Found your video looking for help. Hurricane weather is on the way to Southern California. Not used to storms like this. I started my fall garden and they are just popping up don't want to lose them. Thank you for the ideas. Thought i might try an easy up over the raised bed but don’t know how hard the winds will blow. Subscribed and looking forward to your videos.
Oh my! It definitely can be a shocker when you’re not used to something like a hurricane!
Fingers crossed that the cooler waters in the Pacific near California will help really slow that storm down.
I would say that things like easy ups can be a problem. Although you can secure them down, it’s a large surface area, and they tend to be very subject to lift from winds. Back when I used to coach youth sports, we had those up everywhere and not even a hurricane strength, but a strong south Texas thunderstorm could blow in and rip them right off the ground, even if they were pegged in with ropes.
You could definitely give it a try just be very aware of the wind speeds and be careful with it. I would say anything you can do to protect them close to the ground with small surface areas better. I always like the pot idea even if they’re smaller ones, but you do need to secure them down because obviously they’re very light and easy to blow around. Another thing I’ve used in the past is a piece of hardware cloth, bent into a hoop just above the plants and secured it down with lots of landscape staples, and even tied it with ropes. That works pretty good as well.
I would say the best piece of advice is picking up things from your yard, that you would never consider flying objects. Those things get with around pretty easily if they catch air, and that will do the most damage the plants I’ve seen. It sounds like you’re on the ball, and I think you’re gonna do well with it!
I’ll be thinking about you guys for sure and be safe! Let me know if you have any questions as things get closer, and I’d love to hear how everything goes for you as well. Hopefully it’s one big swing in a mess from the hurricane!
@@TexasGardenDoc I will try your suggests. I will let you know what I eventually did and how bad it ended up. Thank you so much for your kind words and advice.
Do what you can and remember that you gave it your all. In the end, you may lose some plants, but you’ll also learn something from it all. I’ve been through lots of hurricanes, and truth be told, I’ve been very lucky compared to many others. I say all that to say this; take care of you and your family and do all you can do, and you will come out the other side!
Where about a roughly are you in SoCal? I’ll be watching the weather, I’m a hyper weather nerd like that. You are gonna do great!
Thank you very much for these useful ideas
I’m so glad that they helped!
That particular summer it made a huge difference in my garden. A lot of stuff got fried from the intense UV rays in the heat, so being able to get things to fruit and produce before they were completely gone is definitely something worth!
Strong winds in California right now in my area, found your video and I think it'll be a life saver. Thanks going to apply some of these techniques right now.
Winds are no fun! Best of luck and let me know how your garden does, and also if you come up with anything else that helps through the winds! thanks for taking the time to comment and be a part of the community I really appreciate that!
I didn’t get to plant a spring/summer garden this year because we moved. But I started a fall garden. Twice a year we have to make a day long round trip to another state. It’s supposed to rain and they’re so small. Lol. Thank you!🙏
That’s the worst! Terrified for the little babies and you gotta leave! Never fun!
I appreciate this video a lot. I'm in the same situation, no hurricanes yet but hurricane season is here and I want to prepare because I refuse to let a hurricane take my tomatoes.
Thank you for the kind words! Do you have your Tom's trellised or caged? That's really the best thing you can do for them! Just like in the video tying into a trellis or cage and staking it tight with sturdy robe does wonders! Of course, at some point all bets are off if you get hit with a big one! But we do our best!
I know what you mean though about the tomatoes, We had a really early freeze last fall that got mine.... Of course in February we then got the lowest temps every in my area (9 F) buuuut almost all my fall plantings made it so I got lucky there! I even say in the video I don't really know much about freezes, but I DEFINITELY learned a lot about them this year! lol Thanks for stopping by and the comment!
I think the wind is taking mine right now 😭
Ugh! That’s the worst! Nothing like shredded or knocked over plants…fingers crossed they make it through!
@@TexasGardenDocThank you! They are still upright as of now. I was just staring to get some red on one too.
Thanks for the tips you gave me an idea for my tomatoes.
I’m very glad to hear that! With all the strange weather in storms never hurts to have a few tricks up your sleeve. I’d love to know how it worked out for you as well!
Thanks for the tips!
Hope they help! Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for sharing this
It was my pleasure, and I certainly hope it helps as well. Big storms like that or any storm for that matter can be really rough on plants, there’s so many different things you can do to protect them. These are just a few that I’ve used over the years. Best wishes to you!
@@TexasGardenDoc yes indeed, I live in Mississippi and they say a hurricane is coming,I’ve worked really hard on my little garden considering how hot the weather is here right now and I really like your tips thanks again
@frankiepruitt713 it’s always good to be prepared! It’s been a very strange hurricane season too!
Love this!!!!!!
Thanks my brother!
I'm planning on building a greenhouse so I can grow food all year long here in Colorado. Right now I'm saving up for some land so I can live off grid.
That’s very exciting! Although we do have a very long growing season here I’ve been thinking about a greenhouse for my subtropical and some of my tropical stuff. If you could swing one, it would definitely benefit you in a huge way! And getting some land now that’s where it’s at!
@@TexasGardenDoc Later down the road I'm going to get a pre-fab home. They are really affordable too! I would encourage anyone that thinks they can't afford a home to look into pre-fab homes and some land they can afford.
It really is a great way to find a really nice comfortable home and it’s very versatile and easy to put on Land as well. That’s a really great idea!
That is one sweet chicken coop.
Thanks so much! We love it and the girls do too! It took a while to build and a lot of improvising but all my other coops in the past were just kind of thrown together so we wanted to make this one a bit different!
I hope people start doing videos about how to protect their gardens from the weather modification methods ie the spraying of chemicals in the skies. No one needs to injest alumina or graphene oxide, barium or cesium with their vegetables and they can't be good for the plants themselves. They are killing trees in some parts of the country. Do we all need polytunnels over our raised beds now?
I don’t think I’m this case a poly tunnel would stop that. My understanding is that those partials are so tiny they are in the air as opposed to falling through it (that is a generalization) so although a tunnel could help I don’t believe it would completely protect it.
Monsoon season kills lots of plants here in Phoenix
Heavy rains and prolonged rains really can do serious damage! It’s been a long time since it happened last but this year it rained here every day for 3 months! It devastated my garden. Then the rained stopped and it didn’t rain for 3 months. Craziness! We just have to keep trying and adapting I think. Thanks for stopping by and the comment. Good luck to you!
@@TexasGardenDoc We had that happen in NC a few years ago. I think it rained every single day for 49 days, and then intermittently after that for a bit, and then Nothing for months. No where in NC is safe from Hurricanes. We've even had them hit 700 miles offshore in our Mountains! But obviously Eastern and Central NC get them more often. And the brunt of them there is worse.
Oh you aren’t kidding about that. We’ve been really lucky over the last several years. Hurricane Harvey did a number but I’m north of houston so we got by just fine.so far we are at 90 days with less than 5 days of rain and less than 5 inches. At this point we are down 25 inches of rain from where we should be. iPad this point I’m jus trying to keep chickens and the garden alive, and hope we don’t lose the well. Good news is the dry season starts for real on Monday…I haven’t seen it this bad here for rain my entire life! But…like you said, one month rain one month drought! We may end up with a lot of flooding over the fall…and hurricanes. Most seem to be pushing up the east coast this season and last towards you.
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