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Posted: Sep/27/2008 1:48 PM PST
Need a little advice...I live just north of Chicago. 2 weeks ago my garden was under 2 feet of water. Had a bit of rain here ( 10 inches!) My garden was submerged under 2 feet of water for 3 days.Of course we lost annuals, not bothered by that. However I'm concerned about my perenials. They are all covered in a grey residue, which doesn't come off with just the hose.I had planned for this early fall to re-design my garden for next year. Should I still take everything out as I had planned or should I leave now until the spring? Our Rhododendron has lost loads of leaves, buds for next year are still intact.Lillies should be OK after I cut them back. Clematis are still blooming, etc. None of the perenials have packed in, but they do look sorry for themselves. Any thoughts? |
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Posted: Sep/27/2008 4:52 PM PST
Have you lived there long enough to know whether this is a recurring flooding event? Looks like you may want to either move your plants to higher ground or build that bed up some how. Unless that water stays around more than 3 days I would think most of your perennials would be OK. If it has stayed for a long period of time, they may rot out. Linda B |
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Posted: Sep/27/2008 7:16 PM PST
Just 3 years. Last time it flooded here was 20 years ago,since then they have put in place a 300 billion gallon basin. Which sits abolut 400 yards behind my house.Which crested with the massive rain fall. My garden is a raised bed. We're hoping it will be at least another 20 years before the next flood. 
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Posted: Sep/27/2008 7:31 PM PST
In my opinion and because of our experience with the flooding from the recent hurricanes, remove your perennials, work the soil where they were planted enough to help dry it out, remove any soggy soil from your plants and replant with a good amended soil. Washing with soapy water won't hurt them, but keep the soil from being too wet. |
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Posted: Sep/28/2008 8:25 AM PST
Good luck with that and keep us posted on its recovery. |
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