I went on a trip last week, and it rained the day I left. When I returned, I found wine barrel #2 had not drained and had sitting water about an inch over the soil line ( the drainage holes I poked into it last year were only with a large nail, so the wood probably swelled up enough to seal those holes up). The plants in that wine barrel looked like they were pretty much dead. I got a drill out and drilled some holes near the bottom of the barrel, and the water drained, but I think it's too late for most everything in the planter they were sitting in water for five days. The Sage may survive, it still has some living bits, but the monkey flower is long gone, as well as the pansy, and tobacco (though the last two were annuals any way so no big loss).
I went on a trip last week, and it rained the day I left. When I returned, I found wine barrel #2 had not drained and had sitting water about an inch over the soil line ( the drainage holes I poked into it last year were only with a large nail, so the wood probably swelled up enough to seal those holes up). The plants in that wine barrel looked like they were pretty much dead. I got a drill out and drilled some holes near the bottom of the barrel, and the water drained, but I think it's too late for most everything in the planter they were sitting in water for five days. The Sage may survive, it still has some living bits, but the monkey flower is long gone, as well as the pansy, and tobacco (though the last two were annuals any way so no big loss).
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