The winds were blowing pretty high last night so I didn’t know what to expect when I went to water the garden this morning. It could be anything from the arch or pots blowing over, to finding my bench in another part of the yard entirely.
I went outside last evening to batten down the hatches on the patio – folding up the side table, moving the succulents and mother in law tongue out of harm’s way, and putting my kid’s plastic yard toys back in his bin. There really isn’t anywhere in our yard that is safe from that kind of whipping wind that seems to gust and swirl around.
There wasn’t anything to be done about the garden, either, except I could have moved the potted seedlings indoors. Of course when the plants are mature that won’t be an option.
I did see some devastation in the garden. The tender leaves were wind-whipped, some blown completely off, leaving nothing but the stem. The corn all laid down from the force of the gusts.
It’s disappointing to see the pretty little garden take a beating, especially when it’s just starting out. One thing I am glad of is that I did not thin the cucumbers out yet, as most of those plants are now damaged and I’ll have to take some time to let them grow before I make my final selections. The sad truth is it’s just too late in the season to start over because the plants need to be well established before the high temperatures of summer.
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