Hurricane mitigation is a lot like buying insurance. You hope it was a waste of money and
effort, but you're really glad you did it when you need it.
Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA
http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com
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Alan Walker wrote:
Craig: When hurricanes visit you have two big problems: wind and rain. Rain should not be
too much problem if you use a quick draining bonsai soil. Wind, however, will wreak havoc if
you haven't made adequate or appropriate preparations.
Indoor storage is almost always a good idea with hurricanes. Under your benches is
almost always a bad idea. High winds will toss around anything which is not anchored. Even
a well anchored item may be damaged by other things being turned into missiles, e.g..
branches, neighbors' lawn furniture, loose boards, shingles, etc.
Forewarned is forearmed! ;-)
Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA
http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com
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Craig Cowing wrote:
Thanks for the warning Alan. I don't know yet what we're going to have for wind, so I'll
just have to wait and see. Some of my trees are simply too large to bring inside, so they
will have to weather the storm outside. My smaller ones could come inside if necessary. I
could also put them in my winter storage area which is somewhat sheltered if it looks really
bad.
Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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