With much of the Eastern Seaboard assessing damage today from Hurricane Sandy, first thoughts turn to loved ones and basements. Then, if everyone’s healthy and your stuff is dry, you dare to peak outside.
“What about your landscape and garden? Your first impulse may be to pull all the plants out and start over. But wait! Experience has shown that your landscape may at least partially recover.”
“Returning to a flooded site can be quite devastating. Flood damage to your home or office maybe quite extensive and overwhelming,” writes Charlene LeBleu from the University of Auburn in her blog post. “What about your landscape and garden? Your first impulse may be to pull all the plants out and start over. But wait! Experience has shown that your landscape may at least partially recover.”
That last line holds out a lot of hope for many plants. What isn’t immediately swept away, drowned, or overwhelmed by the salt damage may actually emerge stronger than ever in the future. Seawater contains all 90 basic minerals on the periodic table of elements and some studies have shown soil to be more fertile than ever in the years after a thorough flooding.
That last line holds out a lot of hope for many plants. What isn’t immediately swept away, drowned, or overwhelmed by the salt damage may actually emerge stronger than ever in the future. Seawater contains all 90 basic minerals on the periodic table of elements and some studies have shown soil to be more fertile than ever in the years after a thorough flooding.
Here are a few thoughts to consider before you rush out to replace everything:
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By Paul Tukey
