If you are living in a country that witnesses a high amount of rains every monsoon, the last thing you would want is a damaged lawn. Wet weather and plants is usually a match made in heaven; however, if there is excessive rain, it can lead to plenty of trouble to your fragile plants.

As a homeowner, the daily garden care can get tough when it is constantly raining. You may not be able to mow the grass with the standing water, and the long term exposure to moisture may cause a variety of issues such as leaf spots, yellow leaves, root problems, and southern stem blight that can get extremely tricky to handle.

Heavy downpour accompanied with winds can potentially harm and totally ruin the hard work you put into nourishing the garden throughout spring and summer, with severe consequences such as the death of the plants.

Therefore, to avoid that from happening, here are a few tips to consider:

  1. Amputate damaged shoots and limbs. Before the rainstorm hits your region, it is recommended to remove dead shoots and limbs from your plants and try to streamline them as much as possible. That prevents the snapping and tangling of plants.
  2. Give enough support to taller plants and trees. Heavy rains and constant drizzles combined with strong winds can put your tall unsecured plants at risk of falling. That is why it is best to dig a wooden or metal support into the ground and tie your vulnerable plants to it and protect all sorts of physical damage.
  3. Ensure proper drainage. Rainy days come with the trouble of water accumulation. That drowns the nearby plants and affects your entire garden. So, to restrain any standing water or blockages, construct a runoff that slopes away the water and keep your garden healthy.
  4. Cover the plants. Plants, including herbs and vegetables, are pretty delicate when they are young. They may not be able to take the hit of hard rains and winds. That is why it is always best to have them covered under a slanted waterproof tarpaulin.
  5. Keep a check on plant roots. Every single time when the rain stops, go and check if they are any exposed plants roots following soil erosion. Cover them at the earliest with the desired amount of soil and compost. Also for small plants that get rooted out by fast-moving water, replant them at the same place or in another pot as soon as possible.
  6. Don’t walk on rain-soaked yards. Mowing and moving around your soggy lawn can cause unwanted stress on unstable grassroots and tear them down; which is why you should wait for at least a day or two to use your lawn like normal and walk on it only when it dries up.
  7. Install rain sensors. If you are using a lawn irrigation system, you require a rain sensor (wired or wireless) along to shut it off automatically when it rains. It is an inexpensive device that helps conserve water and protect your lawn from getting over-flooded during rainy days.