Winter is coming, and now is a good time to prepare your home and garden for a very wet winter, especially in an El Niño season.
THESE NEXT FEW DAYS TO GET READY FOR WET WEATHER. THAT IS COMING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WINTER IS COMING PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY THAT RIGHT >> IT’S A GOOD TIME TO GET YOUR HOMES AND YOUR GUARD READY FOR WHAT COULD BE A VERY
WET SEASON BECAUSE EL NINO IS THE MIX. YEAH, I A LOT OF PEOPLE GET INTIMIDATED WHEN THEY HEAR THE TERM. ALLEN, THE I JUST THINK OF CHRIS FARLEY, WHEN I WE’RE JUST DISCUSSING THAT OFF BREAK. >> SO YES, SO WE ARE LIKELY A
WET WINTER AND WATER. AS WE ALL KNOW, IT’S BENEFICIAL, BUT IT COULD BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE. AND ALTHOUGH WE CAN’T CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT OUR HOMES ARE UNDER SOAKZONE, WE CAN CERTAINLY CONTROL HOW WE PREPARE. >> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU HAVE
FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FENCES IN THEIR BACKYARD THAT ARE LEANING AND WOULD LIKELY FAIL WITH A RAIN EVENT WHEN IT COMES TO PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR A FUTURE DISASTER, YOU CAN BUY STAKES. AND JUST SOME BAILING CORD AND JUST
>> PUT SOME STAKES IN THE GROUND AND ATTACHED TO THE FENCE JUST SO THAT IT DOESN’T PULL OVER. BUT ALSO YOU COULD CALL A FENCE COMPANY AND HAVE THEM INSPECT. GREG CANTOR IS A GOOD PERSON TO HAVE IN THE ROLODEX WITH 42 YEARS OF HOME
REMODELING AND DESIGN UNDER HIS BELT. >> HE GIVES GREAT ADVICE, INCLUDING LIKE TO DO FIND YOURSELF IN A WET WEATHER EMERGENCY. THIS IS A SUMMER JABAL. SOME PART WATER PONDING. YOU JUST SET THIS IN. >> AND PLUG IT IN ITS COMPLETELY WATERPROOF.
>> A SMALL DEVICE THAT CAN SAVE YOU A BIG PINCH. BUT ONE THING MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING PREPARED WHEN THE RAIN COMES IS PREPARING BEFORE IT ARRIVES. IF YOU LIVE ON A HILL OR HAVE SAID LAY DOWN A STRONG MODEL LIKE THIS, IT COULD
PREVENT DEBRIS FROM RUNNING ONTO THE SIDEWALKS AND STREETS. GREG ADDED THAT IF YOU OR SOMEONE IN YOUR HOME IS COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO SEE THE 6, LATTER. CHECK YOUR RAIN GUTTERS FOR ANY DEBRIS TO CLEAR IT OUT AND YOU CAN EVEN
GO A STEP FURTHER AND CHECK YOUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM. SEE IF THERE’S ANY STANDING WATER AND USE A HIGH-PRESSURE HOSE TO GET THAT STANDING WATER OUT. >> HOLYROOD FIRST AHEAD OF THE STORM COULD ALSO PREVENT DAMAGE IF YOU HAVE ACCESS, GET
A LADDER OPEN UP THE ATTIC, ACCESS AND DURING THE DAY, LOOK, LOOK AROUND. AND IF YOU SEE DAYLIGHT COMING THROUGH, THEN THAT’S A GOOD SIGN THAT YOUR ROOF MAY BE WORN OUT. I ALSO STOPPED AT ALL WOULD GARDENS IN NATIONAL CITY TO
CHAT ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO FOR YOUR GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE. >> ON A LOT OF MULCH TO TRY TO HOLD THE WATER FROM RUNNING OFF AND ALSO TO HELP HOLD SOME OF THAT MOISTURE. LEONARD VARGAS IS THE DIRECTOR OF GARDENS AND FACILITIES HERE.
AS WE GET RAIN STORMS COMING THROUGH. TYPICALLY WE TURN OUR CLOCKS OFFER FOR 48 HOURS A SIGNIFICANT RAIN STORM. AND THEN IF WE HAVE BACK TO STORMS, WE JUST LEAVE THEM OFF WE HAVE ABOUT 2, 3, 4 CLEAR DAYS. HE ALSO SAID PRUNING
AHEAD OF THE WINTER SEASON IS KEEN PLAY IN THE TREES. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OPENING THEM UP WHEN YOU PRINT THEM SO THE WIND CAN GO THROUGH THEM WITHOUT CAUSING ANY BREAK. IT’S ONE EXAMPLE IS THE SPIKE IS TREE. YOU CAN
ALREADY TELL THAT THE BRANCHES ARE REALLY HEAVY AND ADDING WATER WOULD MAKE THEM EVEN HEAVIER. BRUNING THEM WOULD PREVENT THEM FROM BREAKING OFF POTENTIALLY HURTING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. AND IF YOU HAVE A TREE AND THE FICUS EUCALYPTUS. >> OUR MALL LUKA FAMILY THAT
YOU’RE CONCERNED ABOUT COLLEGE CERTIFIED ARBORIST. >> OVERALL, THE NUMBER ONE TIP THAT VARGAS ENCOUNTERED SHARED STAY PROACTIVE AND PREPARE EARLY. NOW, THAT WAS ALREADY A REALLY LONG STORY ABOUT WHETHER PREP. BUT ONE THING THAT HE ADDED THAT I WASN’T
ABLE TO PUT IN, BUT IT IS IN MY WEB SCRIPT. >> HE HAD CISTERN AT 2500 GALLON CISTERN AND I DON’T KNOW. I’M SURE YOU CAN RECALL. LAST YEAR WE HAD 13 ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS, YES, PUMMELED THROUGH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. HE WAS ABLE TO FILL
THAT CISTERN UP AND HE WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO GROW HIS BLUEBERRY GARDEN AT ALL WOULD GARDENS DUE TO ALL THE RAINFALL THAT WAS COLLECTED. SO IF YOU’RE ABLE TO MANAGE, 2500 NEED A 2500 JUST AGAIN, A BARREL. ANYTHING THAT CAN HOLD
WATER AND YOU CAN MANAGE IT GOES A LONG WAY. AND OF COURSE, CONSERVE CONSERVE CONSERVE AND REUSE THE WATER. ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO ON THE ECO FRIENDLY SIDES. ALL RIGHT. YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER SOME AREAS COULD GET AS MUCH
AS 4 INCHES. SO YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THAT FUNDING IN WE INTO JUST LIKE 0, YOU CAN GET A LOT OF WATER THIS WEEK. YEAH, AGAIN, ME I’M MICAH CONSCIOUS. SO I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TIPS LIKE THAT. AND LE