Eastcoasters: Good luck with Irene

[D.S. Toker. MD]

You did the right thing bagend12 because as you know, your only hope is to keep them from being blown over and thats a tough objective. The stronger the stakes the better. This aint no time for 1/2 measures or laziness.

good luck buddy.

 

[bagend12]

thanks D.S.

Ive got a bunch of 3-4 footers that were late planting that I think should be ok, but some of my girls are 8-9 feet tall...i have doubts they will make it no matter how much staking i do, but i have to try at least. I have too much time/money/sweat to not to at least try

 

[dirt farmer]

If it pots can you lay the plants on there side until the storm passes? Stake the plant down to the gound using string while it is laying on it's side?

 

[In~Plain~Site]

I'd treat my girls outside like I would most over-wintering plants/shrubs

1x's and burlap in a triangular configuration

We're slightly west where this might make landfall and I've got a few tall ladies that are flowering nicely outdoors right now...how much staking should I be doing now? 4 corners or build a cage and stake down the cages? We've got friends & family on OBX and I sure hope they go inland! That place is no place to be when hurricanes are coming in.

 

[Manstien]

Oil and Corexit raining over NYC.....puff puff

 

[Sour Deez]

forecast calling for 10 inches of rain....

 

[turbolaser4528]

Irene ain't got shit, I be going to the shore w/ liter of Svedka, couple pre-rolled fatties, a case of monster, and a fuckin' surfboard YYEEEEEHHAWW!!!!!!!!

Hope I get off work on Sunday due to the hurricane, and here's to the American Rev0lutlon!!

 

[BattleAxe]

If it was in China, her name woulda been Ilene..
I hate hurricanes..anyone remember Bob?

 

[dirt farmer]

I would drive a metel rebard stake into the ground. Then tie or shrink wrape the plant up like an x-mass tree comes. Then tie the plant up to the stake very good with rope or shrink wrape. Pound the stake in a few feet. The shrink wrape would protect the plant well. Metel stake so it cannot break. You can shrink wrape a plant to a thin bean pole if done right. Just like x-mass trees comes.

If in pots I would move to best cover. Lay them down on the side. Trillis netting them to the gound.

Been thinking about this. And this is what I would do. Granted I never been in a storm like this. But I think this would be my plan.

 

[darkstar12]

I would drive a metel rebard stake into the ground. Then tie or shrink wrape the plant up like an x-mass tree comes. Then tie the plant up to the stake very good with rope or shrink wrape. Pound the stake in a few feet. The shrink wrape would protect the plant well. Metel stake so it cannot break. You can shrink wrape a plant to a thin bean pole if done right. Just like x-mass trees comes.

If in pots I would move to best cover. Lay them down on the side. Trillis netting them to the gound.

Been thinking about this. And this is what I would do. Granted I never been in a storm like this. But I think this would be my plan.

Great idea..good tip for next year!

 

[TokerOftheSouth]

AK-47 along for Irene, we getting winds at 30-40 mph right now, im around 100 miles from OBX, we sure could use sum rain It's gunna miss us once again...

 

[sum420]

beautiful pic toker... really happy looking plant you have there : )

 

[KSP]

beautiful pic toker... really happy looking plant you have there : )

Yeah he's got me interested in running some of those AKs next year, need some earlier stuff, going to try to run some Sugarloaf too