Resources for Questions about Horticulture, Gardens and Produce Safety in Flooded Areas

Fruits, vegetables and food safety:

• Flooded Gardens - South Dakota State University
  What to do with fruits and vegetables from a home garden that has been flooded. Food safety is a major concern.
   
• Safely Using Produce from Flooded Gardens (pdf) - University of Wisconsin Extension
  Safety considerations for home gardeners when using produce from gardens that have been flooded.
   
• Dealing with Flooded Vegetable Fields - Cornell University
  How commercial vegetable growers can manage plantings in fields that have been flooded to maintain a high level of food safety.

Trees and landscapes:

• Effects of Flooding on Woody Landscape Plants -University of Wisconsin Extension
  Understand what happens to woody plants that are have their roots underwater for a period of time, you best management practices, and their chances of survival.
   
• Understanding the Effects of Flooding on Trees (pdf file)- Iowa State University
  How long will trees tolerate flooded conditions before they are injured?  Understand these and other common questions about the effects of flooding on trees.
   
• Flooding and Its Effects on Trees- USDA Forest Service
  Resources for forestry professionals on management of flood stressed trees.

• Landscape Plants for Moist to Slightly Moist Areas HO-226 (pdf file)- Purdue University Cooperative Extension
  Choose landscape plants that are suitable to sites with moist to slightly moist soil.
   
• Landscape Plants for Wet Areas HO-227 (pdf file)- Purdue University Cooperative Extension
  Choose landscape plants that are suitable to sites with wet soil.

Gardens and Horticulture information provided by: Sarah Browning, Extension Educator, Horticulture & Urban Agriculture, University of Nebraska Extension