I still have my three large clear plastic bags that I've used since planting the garden to keep them warm at night. Those are slipped over 3 tall trellises now, so they can be quickly put over part of the garden.

I am in the midst of creating a structure today that will support screening or the trellis panels if I need them. It consists mainly of 3 steel fence posts, wire, cable, and 6 bamboo garden stakes that are each seven feet long. I keep looking over my shoulder at dark clouds coming from the west.... so far so good today.

I finally uncovered everything and inspected the damage. Some raspberry canes torn out. One cantaloupe completely cut off at the ground, the other only has 4 small leaves left. One pepper plant cut off at the ground. All the plants lost leaves and stems. I was most concerned about losing the strawberry plants, but they came through okay. The squash and pumpkin, well, each lost about 3/4 their size. One potato plant cut off at the ground, but it may put up new shoots. It could have been worse from what I first saw right after the storm.


Alice