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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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tornado sirens went off and me and my dog oreo went to the basement to wait it out. i was standing in my solarium watching when we had to duck and cover and thank God no tornado. i never saw my tree bend that far before and i have seen many a violent storm. also thank God no hail. wind on the other hand, not sure what the actual reading was but my guess is 75 mph plus. and it is official....time to actually get the new fence. lol. lost the whole north old rotted fence that was put back together so many times and is now temporarily held up with 10 6' pieces if rebar hammered into the ground. prior to the storm all secondaries and mains were staked tight at the end down with bamboo. multiple over and unders to cradle the mains. also packed wet soil over the main of the 1725 because it is making the turned i have lost mains in the past as this is an easier situation for them to roll. all 16 small tables were placed over main tips and all females on the mains of all plants and the stumps were covered too. lined up four of the tables over the last 5 feet of the 1725 main as it is still younger are more susceptable to hail stone damage. also i have a 5' chain link fence on the driveway side and this was turned into a wind break with the quick use of comforters i use for covering the pumpkins in the fall along with pallets up against them to keep from blowing into the patch. and mondays picture showed the strategic placement of the 42" silt fence in preparation for the storms. glad i took the picture. but actually, i faired much better than i thought as i road it out in the basement. it seems the high heat all day and right before the storm hit kept the leaf stalks supple and they got wind whipped like mad but didn't snap and the interior leaves had each other to lean and buffer against. my houses sits on an angle with the front facing n.w. the storms come out of the south with swirling winds i watched from in the house before running to the basement.
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