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I have a dreadful wind problem!

Susienearly65Susienearly65 Posts: 32
in Fruit & veg

Hi haven't been on the site for a while. Really despondent and deflated now. I have battled all summer with salt winds from the wash and now am at the point of giving up. We have hedges all round the garden but still everything gets blown down. Can anyone suggest wind resistant varieties or other solutions Or do I just concrete it all and put tubs of plastic flowers all over the garden.????

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  • MaisieMMaisieM Posts: 100

    I know exactly how you feel image

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,066

    We have strong winds that can be devastating in winter when they're really cold or the rest of teh year when they get a bit too strong and wet.  We've put up wind resistant fabric to a height of 1m10.   It has made a huge difference to our fruit bushes and rhubarb in the veggie patch and the ornamental shrubs and plants too.  

    However, we did have to buttress the fence points after one spring storm this year blew all the posts over to 45° despite being in 2' concrete boots!  We did have a very wet winter and the soil was unusually soft and soggy.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,697

    Just a thought, but don't fight it and turn instead to the plants that grow naturally around the coast. Grasses such as leymus arenarius, sea holly, horned poppy and thrift are all designed to take a battering from coastal gales.

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    The best thing to do would be to drive around the area and see what's established in other peoples gardens. If you don't know what they are called, knock and ask them, people love to talk about their plants, 

     

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Susienearly65Susienearly65 Posts: 32

    Thanks to all of you for your advice. I love growing veg but this year even the courgettes didn't perform so I think I will give up with them and look for coastal plants. Looking at the few gardens we have on the marsh, no one really grows very much, just very large lawns! Going to sit down with a glass of wine and look through all the plant catalogues and redesign next years garden. Thanks again all

  • Lou12Lou12 Posts: 1,149

    I live in Seaford on the coast and it is known to be incredibly windy and salty here with regular winter storms that you cannot stand up in.

    All of the plants that Verdun mentioned seem to do very well in the gardens on the seafront.

    I am of the opinion that I will only plant things that do well in my area, I'd love to grow things like dianthus etc but it isn't happening.

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    We're 10 miles from the coast and we still get salt on the windows after a good gale.

    Hasn't effected any of the plants mercifully.

    Devon.
  • Lou12Lou12 Posts: 1,149

    I do often go for a wander in the local area and take pics of things that grow really well in the local area and grow them. It's quite a fun thing to do too having a long walk and plant searching image

  • LeifUKLeifUK Posts: 573

    Yes, I have wind issues too. image

    Given that this is the fruit and veg forum, can we assume your problems are with fruit and veg, in which case which ones?

    As for non edibles, shrubs should survive the wind although the cooling effect might damage them. How high are your hedges and what plants in them?

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