my plot in abingdon oxon is under 6-8 inches!
what long term affect will this have on the soil?
Hard luck Stig, mine too. Depends what was in the water so no easy answer. If you check the Government
http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/mapController
You can find out what around you chucks out pollutants. You could do, soil analysis, your chemist can help with that. As for the water itself it just leeches out the nutrients as it drains away.
what about treading in straw/hay, manure and compost while its all still squidgy?
The advice we got from the health folks in Hull was not to eat anything from the ground for two weeks after the flood, after that time the bacteria from the water which was unaccustomed to being in exposed to the air would be harmless, then general good cleanliness during prep was all that was required.
XX Jeannine
A bit worrying as were situated behind a sewage plant!!
stig maybe you should contact the owners and ask them for them to test the soil as neighbourly good will.
Will my raspberries canes and rhubarb rot?
If you're near a sewage plant, you'll be swamped with tomatoes next year.
The sort of bacteria that make you ill have a very limited life expectancy in the open air. Take basic precautions for a couple of weeks, like washing well after a visit to the plot, and then forget it.
How much damage the flood does depends on how long the soil remains saturated. Most roots require air, and after about 24 hours of saturation, plants will begin to be affected. My problem this year hasn't been the floods themselves, which ran straight off, but the constant wet weather, and resulting saturation.
Thanks for all your advise.
Now if someone wants to come on down with a mop and bucket??
Is there one big enough??
My rasps are all rotted, the rhubarb did, but it has started up agsin??
went over this afternoon*what a glorious day!*nothing left standing!
raspberries o.k rhubarb recovering.
the battle commences!!!