entire property wiped out by flood, lost everything - Page 3

robbins · May 22, 2009

Don - I have plenty of Sungolds etc. Also Emma Pinks if that is the same as Emmas. Let me know and we can bring them to KC on Saturday - not this Saturday,but the next one. Or you are welcome to come down and pick out what you need. We too are still to wet and flooded to plant, though some ground may go tomorrow.
Robbins

newatthiskat · May 22, 2009

This is why I love Tomatoville so much. People help and are willing to help others. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.
Kat

KCMO_Don · May 27, 2009

"Nature finds a way"

I went down and looked at my flooded garden and had to move HUGE limbs that washed across the property and tookout fencing. Firewood had also wash over my tiny seedlings!

Here is what I think happened:
The water rose slowly until it was about 4 feet deep then picked up speed (and a lot of logs and debris). At that point all the junk in the flood water was rushing over the TOP of my plants, bu a good few feet. Most plants were burried in silt to the point where I dug their limp lifeless bodies out of the dried mud and tried to prop some of them up with twigs.
The WORST were the sungolds and tomatillos as they were actually missing foliage.

Well as of today, every single plant is looking like it will make it!!!

I cannot believe it!

Thank you all SOOO Much for all the kind words and offerings!!

Looks like I should get a harvest after all!

Thanks again
Don

Zana · May 27, 2009

Wow Don!

The Guardian Angel of the your tomato patch was definitley working overtime....either that or the forcefield/shield from Star Trek was beamed in for some off ship games. Either way, I'm delighted to hear that you may get even some harvest, let alone most of it coming through the flood.

On the downside, they do say that flood plains tend to be either very fertile or leached of all natural nutrients in the soil. So be sure to check your soil, and be aware of any possible soil born diseases that might have migrated with the waters. You may have to do some serious amending of the soil come fall to build it back up again. And even during this growing season. But that's just my $.02 worth.

Again, great to hear that there is some "green" in the patch.

Zana

huntoften · May 27, 2009

Good to hear Don! Tomato plants are a lot tougher than we like to think sometimes!

stormymater · May 28, 2009

Oh yahoo! Congrats on your tough "super maters"! May the silt give them lottsa added nutrition - could be your best year ever!

KCMO_Don · May 28, 2009

Thanks all... they do look like they could use a shot of N or something.
They are a little pale / bright green

sic transit gloria · May 29, 2009

Pale could be due to too much h2o.

maryinoregon · June 2, 2009

Just came across this thread Don. Congratulations on your plants surviving. Wishing you good luck and a better season than you expect.

May 22, 2009	#32
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply This is why I love Tomatoville so much. People help and are willing to help others. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy. Kat

May 27, 2009	#33
KCMO_Don Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KANSAS Posts: 223	Sorry it took so long to get back to all you WONDERFUL folks! "Nature finds a way" I went down and looked at my flooded garden and had to move HUGE limbs that washed across the property and tookout fencing. Firewood had also wash over my tiny seedlings! Here is what I think happened: The water rose slowly until it was about 4 feet deep then picked up speed (and a lot of logs and debris). At that point all the junk in the flood water was rushing over the TOP of my plants, bu a good few feet. Most plants were burried in silt to the point where I dug their limp lifeless bodies out of the dried mud and tried to prop some of them up with twigs. The WORST were the sungolds and tomatillos as they were actually missing foliage. Well as of today, every single plant is looking like it will make it!!! I cannot believe it! Thank you all SOOO Much for all the kind words and offerings!! Looks like I should get a harvest after all! Thanks again Don __________________ GIGGITY - GIGGITY

May 27, 2009	#35
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Good to hear Don! Tomato plants are a lot tougher than we like to think sometimes! __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

May 28, 2009	#37
KCMO_Don Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KANSAS Posts: 223	Thanks all... they do look like they could use a shot of N or something. They are a little pale / bright green __________________ GIGGITY - GIGGITY

May 22, 2009	#31
robbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO Posts: 153	Don - I have plenty of Sungolds etc. Also Emma Pinks if that is the same as Emmas. Let me know and we can bring them to KC on Saturday - not this Saturday,but the next one. Or you are welcome to come down and pick out what you need. We too are still to wet and flooded to plant, though some ground may go tomorrow. Robbins

May 27, 2009	#34
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Wow Don! The Guardian Angel of the your tomato patch was definitley working overtime....either that or the forcefield/shield from Star Trek was beamed in for some off ship games. Either way, I'm delighted to hear that you may get even some harvest, let alone most of it coming through the flood. On the downside, they do say that flood plains tend to be either very fertile or leached of all natural nutrients in the soil. So be sure to check your soil, and be aware of any possible soil born diseases that might have migrated with the waters. You may have to do some serious amending of the soil come fall to build it back up again. And even during this growing season. But that's just my $.02 worth. Again, great to hear that there is some "green" in the patch. Zana

May 28, 2009	#36
stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	Oh yahoo! Congrats on your tough "super maters"! May the silt give them lottsa added nutrition - could be your best year ever!

May 29, 2009	#38
sic transit gloria Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KS 5b/6a Posts: 249	Pale could be due to too much h2o.

June 2, 2009	#39
maryinoregon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 361	Just came across this thread Don. Congratulations on your plants surviving. Wishing you good luck and a better season than you expect.