How To Prepare a Garden for Hurricane

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

Thanks Elise for your Hurricane gardening preparedness tips. I live in Sarasota and I am preparing my garden for Hurricane Ian coming next week into the Gulf. I kept my container summer garden this year under my carport and it did wonderful and it was so easy for me to maintain. Today I took down one of my metal frame green houses that I wasn't using and packed it away. Tomorrow I'm going to take down another metal frame green house and store the things I have in it in my garden storage shed. Then I'm going to huddle all of my plants together under my carport and pray that they all survive the storm. Stay safe and happy gardening.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

you as well!

[@PegsGarden]

Praying this storm doesn't cause much damage, thanks for sharing these tips 🙏🙏🙏.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

I hope so too

[@PatriciaGalo]

Elise I really hope you and your beautiful family are well. Fellow Gardener here, our families first. 👪 Hugs

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

We are. Very lucky, minor wind damage and no flooding. Thanks for checking in. Hope you all fared ok.

[@forevercane2714]

Hope you and your family are safe tonight. Just starting to feel the hurricane.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

We are. Very lucky, minor wind damage and no flooding. Thanks for checking in. Hope you all fared ok too.

[@LandElevated]

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing with us the important tips for Hurricane gardening preparedness. We’ll surely share your channel with our clients who bought land from us to learn more helpful information about gardening. Keep safe!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Glad it was helpful, and thank you for sharing!

[@m.jenkins8503]

Again thank you. Hope you and your family the best during hurricane ian.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Thank you too

[@churchlady31]

Thank you this was so helpful, we have all raised beds and plants in pots. Thank you

[@michaelcoei2850]

Thank you for the info.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Any time!

[@OrlandoBackyardGardening]

Thanks for the tips… let’s hope we get through this one okay.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Fingers crossed!

[@forevercane2714]

Thanks for the help. We are preparing as well.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rickcuster8983]

So helpful. I was wondering what to do about my bananas, and am so glad you addressed that!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Yes a bit top heavy. The leaves handle the wind no problem but they do uproot easy.

[@stevewoodmansee5268]

I lost three large bunches of plantains during Hurricane Irma. It was a bummer, but the plant came back quickly.

[@Chocamatoes]

This is my first year Going through a storm with a garden. I did not even know what or how to start. I was so thankful to see that you posted this video. Thank you so much. Stay safe.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Glad it was helpful! You as well.

[@lisaatp]

So helpful - thank you, Elise! Hopefully we all make it through ok!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

I'm sure we will!

[@stevewoodmansee5268]

Hurricanes are destructive but can be opportunities afterward. You will have a lot more light in your yard if it was shady before, in fact you may need to take protocols after the storm for your light sensitive plants. If any fruit trees tip over due to the wind, protect the roots with wet burlap until you can get it righted. Finally, if your yard is severely damaged, in time it will grow back, and you can correct any mistakes you made before.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Love the positive outlook. Always something good can come.

[@tamicory1082]

Great info!

[@desertedenblooms]

great video. I have yet to move to Fl but had questions that you answered. i hope you will be safe and blessed during what appears to be this next storm coming your way. Ironically , its going straight to the bend area, so far, that I am interested in ...But well every state has its little problems, lol. Be Blessed!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

That's for sure. Its just part of the natural world and life.

[@RevAcres01]

Excellent video thank you for taking the time to explain the importance of garden storm prep. As a northern gardener transitioning to Florida this was very helpful.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@katespencer4038]

Very timely. Thank you

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

So glad!

[@curban616]

Stay safe and hunker down. Hopefully this won’t be a bad one!! Thanks for the video!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

I hope so, you too!

[@lynneblow1447]

Good video! Thanks for the timely information.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

You bet!

[@ekklesiajoy]

Thank you for this video. I was concerned about the coming storm

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gailmajorpoole6443]

Thank you for sharing this information. I’m preparing my container garden as best l can. Using my fence line and an alcove next to my house. Stay safe.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

You as well!

[@elisaaltomaro4819]

Super helpful. Thank you!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

You're welcome!

[@faithhomeschool2789]

Great tips and the banana trick works

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Yes it does!

[@gielmarycolon8234]

Always right on time.THANK YOU

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

You are so welcome

[@johnjackmax4313]

Great tips!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@missjones8123]

Hi I'm just commenting to see if you and your family is safe

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

We are. Very lucky, minor wind damage and no flooding. Thanks for checking in. Hope you all fared ok.

[@paulinswfl8218]

I like your advice to remove mulch and let raised beds dry out faster after 10-15" rain which is what will happen with a Cat 3 which is the projection at this time late on Saturday afternoon. Always make sure your house is safe first. The garden can be rebuilt.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

certainly! the nice thing about the hurricanes is that there's usually plenty of advance notice.

[@paulinswfl8218]

@@TheUrbanHarvest Thought I would update you after the hurricane. Here in Englewood, we got 26.9 inches of rain in 36 hrs! We sat in the western wall for 10 solid hrs with no pause of over 100 mph winds. One gust was recorded at 208 mph right down the street. Thankfully there was zero storm surge because the eye was just south of us. Many homes are completely destroyed or left unlivable. My wife and I spent 10hrs in a bedroom closet and we got very lucky. Pool cage is history as are many roof shingles but we don't appear to have any water damage in the house and had no visible leaks. 2/3 of the 6' vinyl fence is gone except where the raised beds are. Blessed for sure. It was a heck of a ride in that closet. My raised beds are along a vinyl privacy fence and is on the dead west end of the property which also has or used to have very high pepper trees. They are laying over still after those winds. The pepper trees suck except in a high wind event because they serve as a buffer. The crazy amount of rain really compacted the soil in the beds and the wind did burn the okra and sweet potatoes. The jalapenos came right back but the other stuff is just starting to bounce back. One tomato plant made it. I have other starts to put in shortly. Love your videos. Thanks!

[@davidsike734]

Living in S Texas, we deal with them also, however the garden was the last thing I worried about. (Ike and Harvey)

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

totally fair, luckily we have plenty of notice to take care of everything.

[@c.jazlyn897]

That's gonna be a lot of mulch to remove my plants good thing I can move most of them in the patio.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Definitely the way to go if you have that option.

[@c.jazlyn897]

@@TheUrbanHarvest what do we do with the mulch on the ground? I have cardboard and mulch on the ground where the garden is 😬

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

@@c.jazlyn897 You can leave that. Pulling the mulch off the beds will just help the soil where the plants are growing. Ground doesn't matter so much.

[@Offred]

We are in Hawaii but I just put bananas in the ground, and high winds, storms or hurricanes are definitely something to consider here too. I hope you all weather this one easily!

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

Me too!

[@maryelizabethcalais9180]

Hi Elise, I'm wondering how you and your family fared thru the Hurricane. I prayed that you and your family would be safe with no damage to your garden. Please let us know; we're all concerned about you.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

We are. Very lucky, minor wind damage and no flooding. Thanks for checking in. Hope you all fared ok.

[@maryelizabethcalais9180]

@@TheUrbanHarvest I'm just back to my computer since Hurricane hit land. Ohh Elise, I'm so happy to know you and very proud of you. Just came upon your after-Ian post and stopped reading to respond to this video. God Bless all!!!

[@curban616]

Just curious, what do you do with your chickens during a hurricane?

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

We board them up or move them to the shed depending on how the the coop is set up.

[@StacySelah]

Lost my whole garden,,, even our medium BANNANA 🍌 tree, ripped right up by IAN! SHALOM from Florida 🕊

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

oh no! we lost 2 banana's as well. Try replanting it. It might surprise you.

[@jacquelynasbury502]

I'd like to join seed club. How? Thanks for your channel, well done.

[@TheUrbanHarvest]

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[@johnmirbach2338]

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