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The forecast for us on the wild West Coast is wet and windy this weekend, we COULD get some torrential rain and gusty winds overnight tonight and Sunday morning of upto to 50mph gusts!
That's enough at this time of year to damage to anything that's tall, delicate and not supported.
Today I've moved my cucumbers in pots, under cover so the wind won't knock them over and break the fruit. I've tied in my peas.
My beans are on a frame this year, last year they were on a wigwam and the 50mph gusts with just ONE July storm mean't they looked like a 'Pembrokeshire Hedge' ie: permanently leaning at a 45degree angle for the rest of the season and needed much additional staking.
Tie up tall flowers, gladioli etc and I've also moved my delicate plants and herbs under cover for a few days.
I've also recently filled a new raised bed with seeds that are just sprouting so I've covered them up for a couple of days as a torrential downpour could wash them out of the soil.
it 'may' not be as bad as forecast, but I'd rather have spent an hour tonight doing a few preventive measures than could save me hours after the storm tying everything back up and cursing the severity of the wind and rain and why didn't I do this sooner.
My plants have had almost perfect growing conditions since June and as such have had no harsh weather to deal with so all my growth is lush and 'soft'...
The top pic were my lupins at the end of May and the bottom pic after storm Hector (hope I've got the name right) at the beginning of June this year...
That's enough at this time of year to damage to anything that's tall, delicate and not supported.
Today I've moved my cucumbers in pots, under cover so the wind won't knock them over and break the fruit. I've tied in my peas.
My beans are on a frame this year, last year they were on a wigwam and the 50mph gusts with just ONE July storm mean't they looked like a 'Pembrokeshire Hedge' ie: permanently leaning at a 45degree angle for the rest of the season and needed much additional staking.
Tie up tall flowers, gladioli etc and I've also moved my delicate plants and herbs under cover for a few days.
I've also recently filled a new raised bed with seeds that are just sprouting so I've covered them up for a couple of days as a torrential downpour could wash them out of the soil.
it 'may' not be as bad as forecast, but I'd rather have spent an hour tonight doing a few preventive measures than could save me hours after the storm tying everything back up and cursing the severity of the wind and rain and why didn't I do this sooner.
My plants have had almost perfect growing conditions since June and as such have had no harsh weather to deal with so all my growth is lush and 'soft'...
The top pic were my lupins at the end of May and the bottom pic after storm Hector (hope I've got the name right) at the beginning of June this year...
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