Where flooding has become more frequent, here’s how gardeners can respond

 

Water is essential to plant life, but what happens when there’s too much of a good thing, as has been the case in many parts of the country and the world this summer?Extreme rainfall is more frequent now, atmospheric scientists say, as storms form in an atmosphere made warmer by climate change.In the garden, too much water can have fatal consequences, says Nick Goltz, director of the UConn Plant Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. “ Flooding deprives roots of oxygen, which leads to root-rot diseases, and then plants can’t pull water up (and) through their leaves and vascular tissue.”

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