Garden Readiness For Hurricane Wind

Hurricane Helene is bearing down on the west coast of Florida. Although I live on the east coast, we get wind and rain as the hurricane passes through. The storm could also change directions, and not follow the forecasted path. We all have to be ready.

In the garden, all I’ve done is tie up some of the taller plants. This includes the Celosia and Firespike flowering plants. The bell pepper is lanky, so I tied a rope around it as well.

Bell pepper plant
Celosia

I’m not doing much else to prepare for the hurricane. Even when very bad ones are heading our way, they cross over land first (usually) which slows them. Where I live, the biggest problem is possible flooding.

In the garden, I am more worried about the wind. I did some more trimming of the roselle bushes because they are susceptible to damage with branches breaking. I’ve already lost one during a windy storm a few months ago. Since then I have been trimming out the smaller branches.

Roselle Hibiscus
Firespike
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Author: Pam

New England native, Florida resident. Blogging about boating, beach-combing, gardening, camping, and knitting. Work for Zazzle as a designer since 2008.

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