Brief Thunderstorm, possibly a Microburst

[isurus79]

Oh, no! So sorry to see this damage!

[Fairorchids]

Thanks all. I was still in the process of moving some plant groups out, so I had not taken any photos to show the 'before'.

We finished the recovery/clean-up today. A few of the Vandas received some moderate sunburn, but it appears that all the plants are OK. A couple lost sections, but all have aerial roots, so they are now unintended divisions.

The rebuild will take some time. Since the shade cloth acts as a 'sail' in case of strong winds, I will have to secure the set-up better. The open 'field' is actually within the footprint of an old hoops style greenhouse, with the base anchors left in place. When I rebuild, I intend to attach each corner to one of those anchors with a strap rated at least 500 lbs (more if I can find it).

[Mountaineer370]

Kim, I'm so sorry to see the damage that happened. I was hoping that most of those vandas survived, and your latest post above answered my question. Thank goodness for that at least, but I know how much work you have ahead of you to repair all the damage. Best of luck to you.

[Diane56Victor]

Lots of work in front of you but attaching to the base anchors is a great idea.
I hope you do a before and after but this time with a definite win at the end.

[RJSquirrel]

ouchers.

if anything, good comes out of these natural disasters is that we learn how to do better next time.

Bad weather makes people fix things and cost lots of money so in hopes it doesn't happen again. We only wish..