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My garden has been flooded, how long can the plants survive?

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The tops can survive for quite a while but the real damage is done in the root zone. If plants have more than 3 weeks with saturated roots, they will suffer injury. The biggest problem is lack of oxygen which leads to cells in the roots dying.

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