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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class="caption-full">﻿Once your yard has dried out, replace grass in dead spots with sod. Be sure to till gypsum into the soil before laying the sod.</div>
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For Herbs-Grill, Home ; Place herbs (suggestions: tarragon, mint, chives, lavender, parsley or sage) evenly around the dill, keeping at least four inches of dirt between herbs. Thyme<a class="more-caption"> ... more</a></div>
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            <p>As the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey subside, you don't have rush to fix things in your yard or garden.</p>

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            <p>"It sounds counter-intuitive but, really, things just need to be washed off. As quickly as you can, rinse your garden off with plain water," she said. Any mud or dirt left behind on plants will reduce photosynthesis; they need sunlight for their own natural recovery.</p>

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            <p>"When you have dozens or even hundreds of vehicles in a neighborhood and they're under water, and fuel and oil are leaking into the water. Not only do we have the normal issues that come with all of the water, but we also have hydrocarbon contamination," she said.</p>

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            <p>In most places, microbes already in the soil will slowly digest the hydrocarbon contamination. If the water or even puddles around your home have oil sheen on them, call professionals to do a soil test. </p>

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            <p>Chandler advises using a sea-based fertilizer - she uses MicroLife Ocean Harvest 4-2-3. She uses a hose-in sprayer and puts it on everything: lawn, shrubs and trees.</p>

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                    	<p>Wind-resistant trees</p><p>If strong winds toppled your trees and you need replacement ideas, here's a list of wind-resistant trees that do well in Houston's climate:</p><p>1. Live oak, Quercus virginiana</p><p>2. Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora</p><p>3. Saucer magnolia, Magnolia x soulangeana</p><p>4. Crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica</p><p>5. Dahoon holly, Ilex cassine</p><p>6. American holly, Ilex opaca</p><p>7. Yaupon holly, Ilex vomitoria</p><p>8. Vitex or chaste tree, Vitex agnus castus</p><p>9. Native fringe tree, Chionanthus virginicus</p><p>10. Redbud, Cercis canadensis</p><p>Sources: International Society of Arboriculture, U.S. Forestry Service, Arbor Day Foundation</p>
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            <p>"It's a foliar feed and it's sea-based, so it has lots of minerals that reduce plant stress," she said. "Just like when we get stressed, we need extra electrolytes, plants do, too. And they absorb minerals through their leaves faster than through the soil."</p>

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            <p>So if you think you need to act now, just stick to minor cleanup. Let things dry out, and let nature do its thing. </p>

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            <p>Since fall is a natural new beginning for the garden, use this as a time to plan your cooler-weather beds. Try hardy new varieties of annuals like alyssum, petunias and snapdragons. For perennials, try asters and fall-blooming salvias. In your vegetable garden, sow carrots, collards, lettuce, mustard, radishes, snap peas, spinach and turnips, as well as herbs such as dill, fennel and cilantro.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Green light:</em> Don't rush to fix anything in your yard. You'll know your soil is ready to be worked in when it's dry. To test it, take a hand trowel and wiggle it around in the soil. Remove it from the soil and see what's left; if you see water or the sides of the hole are glossy or shiny, it's still too wet.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Erosion:</em> If flooding has pushed soil and mulch from garden beds, cover exposed plant roots as soon as you can with compost-enriched soil and mulch. </p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Beds: </em>If your garden beds made it through the storm relatively intact, allow soil to dry somewhat before doing much. Walking in soggy areas can snap already-stressed roots.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Nutrition:</em> Since water leaches nutrients from soil, replenish it by treating soil in gardens and containers with fish emulsion or seaweed extract.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Pruning:</em> Yellow leaves on may plants will happen naturally because they've had too much water. Let the leaves wither and fall off, but don't prune whole stems or branches; just because those leaves have died doesn't mean the whole plant or branch is dead.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Annuals: </em>Replace annuals, such as zinnias, that are blemished by fungal diseases. Zinnias thrive in hot, dry conditions, and many have succumbed to the wet conditions.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Aerial blight:</em> The fungal infection Phytophthora parasitica develops quickly in prolonged rains in plants such as vinca (periwinkle) and mandevilla. You'll spot shriveled, dull-gray leaves and deteriorating upper stems. Pull infected plants; experts say there is no fungicide that targets aerial blight.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Dieback:</em> Wet conditions also encourage the fungal problem known as Phomopsis, or dieback. Vinca shoot tips will turn dark and die back to the soil. To avoid it, use a preventative spray of copper fungicide on new growth to control the fungus.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Don't pick:</em> Any ready-to-harvest fruits and vegetables that have been submerged in floodwaters should not be eaten unless first thoroughly disinfected, peeled and cooked. Crops especially susceptible to bacterial contamination include leafy vegetables, tomatoes, squash, peppers and strawberries.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Fertilize:</em> Nourish your lawn with a 1/4-inch layer of compost or an organic fertilizer. Use liquid iron on any areas that have turned pale or yellowish from prolonged wet conditions.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Repair:</em> To replace grass in dead spots, first rake out dead grass and till gypsum into the soil. Measure the areas you will resod, and buy accordingly. Lay rectangular blocks of grass end to end for immediate coverage. Those on a tighter budget can lay rectangular pieces in a checkerboard fashion or cut blocks into smaller pieces or plugs. Evenly distribute, plant and water.</p>

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            <p><em style="font-weight: bold">Low spots: </em>There may not be a lot you can do about flooding in the bigger picture, but use this weather event as an opportunity to address low spots in your yard. One solution: A swale, or rocky creek, can direct and carry water away. This also might be a good spot for you to turn into a raised garden bed.</p>

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