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Nova Scotia

my plant is a week old and on 1 true leaf and there is a couple of hurricains coming. so how do i stop all that wind and heavey rain from ripping out my plant? p.s. i've already started sacrifices to cucomaximo the pumpkin god.

9/8/2003 2:56:11 PM

Itzetown City

I think Isabel get the same way as Fabian. And Henry is up and away. So what´s ya problem? ;-)

If you wish a forecasting that i often used:
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/

In that stage of growing i would cover the plant with a plastic tub weigh down with some slabs if the storm is near.

Werner

9/8/2003 3:49:03 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

MrT.
I would get a bucket or container big enough for your plant to fit under and use rope and strapping and some good long stakes and tie that thing down over the top of your plant. They can go a day or two without light and still be okay. They just cant grow very well after they have been ripped out of the ground.
The Pumpkinguru

9/8/2003 3:49:38 PM

Oz

take long iron rebar and drive it into sandbags around the plant.
arrange the sandbags around the plant to lock out water.
cover with roofing tin.cover tin with sandbags.
make a simple net with rope. cover "roof".
run lines out to stakes five feet away,,,like a puptent.

if you use mortar/concrete bags instead of sand bags ,
and tie together the rebar,you can make a storm shelter.
lay the bags like brick,,tamp and level as you go and water as you go.
good luck...

9/8/2003 4:38:48 PM

Nova Scotia

mcpumpkin i like your idea. are you in the tropical region by the way? and boehnke i like to be safe instead of being sorry.

9/8/2003 4:50:46 PM

Syracuse, NY

since i've been using them all along, i am in favor of the 'plastic tubs held down with slabs' idea....the nice edges of the tub will also (sort-of) help keep out the incredible rainfall you might be expecting, especially if they're under like 100 pounds of pressure from some concrete blocks, or something.
good luck, man! 'pal

9/8/2003 5:06:40 PM

Syracuse, NY

please tell me you didn't sacrifice any 845 Bobiers to
cucomaximo! aka 'Big Max' it is not worth it! lol

9/8/2003 5:08:47 PM

Oz

i lived in houston texas and saw galveston get ripped up!

the coolest "tough" building ive ever seen is a concrete poured sphere on a concrete "tube".
it is in ohio,,east of i-75 near a canoe rental place.
if i find the picture ill post it.
you should live in a house like this if you are gonna live in hurricane central.
batten it down.

9/8/2003 7:47:30 PM

[email protected]

Go buy an old cast iron bathtub. Have friends help you place it over the plant.

Good luck & be safe!

Steve

9/8/2003 7:48:43 PM

Puyallup, WA

Steve.....You crack me up!! Now he'll have to name his pumpkin "Bubbles"! :>)

9/9/2003 12:13:23 AM

[email protected]

I guess we are an anomoly here in these parts. But there are several places that do sell old cast iron claw foot tubs near here. The "new money" gobble them up like hot cakes. Restored they're worth a lot of mula schmula. But unrestored they're a dime a dozen.

9/9/2003 6:55:27 AM

Nova Scotia

tremor i'm in the process of renivating the resort i'm at and we have several old cast irion tubs that weigh a ton thanks for the simple idea

9/9/2003 8:15:09 AM

[email protected]

Hmmmmm.....might make a nice clone home once turned back over..

9/9/2003 8:48:09 AM

Oz

AG clone home....

9/9/2003 8:58:10 AM

Oz

make sure u strap it down.
otherwise it is a airfoil in hurricane winds

9/9/2003 10:27:52 AM

St. Thomas Ontario

I wouldn't waste your time gathering re-bar and bucket coverings ...we all know at the height of the wind storm you're gonna be in the middle of the garden huddled over your baby like a hen over a chick...ahahahaha!

9/9/2003 11:49:07 AM

Nova Scotia

lookajook i would but my wife won't even let me look out the door during a hurricain. they scare her.

9/9/2003 11:58:48 AM

Utah

so what happened ? is everything OK ? I thought Fabin hit the Bahamas last friday ?
1 down ...

9/9/2003 12:05:05 PM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

I love Steve's idea!

9/9/2003 12:14:18 PM

Chester Co., PA

A lot of great ideas, but maybe you should get another seed started indoors as insurance, just in case.

9/9/2003 3:44:08 PM

Nova Scotia

gt1 fabin missed us but it looks like this next one will get me. 50/50 chance right now still a little early to tell

9/9/2003 3:51:26 PM

Liverpool , England

Dont sit there guys, and gals,
Pray for Sean, get that hurricane to swerve around him.

Alun

9/9/2003 7:32:20 PM

Oz

mr t ,,good time for a holiday in tennessee!

9/9/2003 9:08:28 PM

Joliet, IL

sean,
i have had 13 thunderstorms this year each producing
wind gusts over 50 mph, and 2 up to 75 mph winds.
also had a sustained wind storm when my plants were
your size 50 mph winds all day long. i used silt fence
wind breaks and a sturdy big plastic clothes basket with
bricks on top directly over the plant. put the silt fence
in a pentagon around plant and basket over the top in the middle. the wooden stakes drive in strong and firm.
maybe take a staple gun and reinforce the connections to the
stakes with the plastic. the laundry basket will allow plant to breath and protect it from heavy rains. you
might use metal stakes around the handles also and secure
the basket to the ground. good luck bro.
shazzy

9/9/2003 9:08:46 PM