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Check that your and are clear so they don't contribute to blockages and water damage due to heavy rainfall
near houses or power lines to prevent them from falling and causing damage
Remove any objects that might become projectiles with strong winds, such as , , and smaller
For serious events, keep an eye on via ABC Emergency, your local ABC radio station, and the Bureau of Meteorology for the latest warnings and alerts

are a fast, cheap way of creating a short-lived retaining wall and, if placed in two layers, also offer wind protection. Lay them like bricks and they’ll be stronger
act like shock absorbers to stop heavy rainfall from destroying soil structureAttach hessian with timber or metal stakes, then add straw and compost mulch for flatter slopes, or heavier bark mulch for steeper sites
might be a fancy term, but it's essentially a trench: a natural or made low tract of land running across the contour of a hill where water naturally pools. Use a mattock and shovel to create mini-swales as temporary rainwater control

Make sure there are and any flood danger has passed
Wet weather events attract mosquitoes so make sure you wear and empty water features, saucers, and old buckets so you don't give them a chance to breed
Wear because it's very easy to get cuts and scratches while cleaning up, and there are soil-borne diseases like tetanus that you can catch
If you do get scratches or abrasions, treat them quickly with

The first step is to naturally (sandy soils will dry more quickly)
A shortcut is to add lots of coarse organic material. is always the best for this, but mulches such as create an artificial pore structure that lets the air get back into the soil
You need to be with . Churning up wet clay-based soils can cause them to become compacted. This will be even more of a nightmare to fix and no good for planting. Give it lots of time and careful additions of compost to the topsoil
Since you don't know what was in the water that flowed over the soil, it's a good idea to do a . If the soil is too acidic, add a handful of per square metre on the surface
If you grow vegetables or fruit, such as chemicals or biological residues
Apply or some : about a handful per square metre will kick the soil back to life

As a general rule, if the mud is more than 50 millimetres thick, take it off and to the tip
If it's less than 50mm, apply and dig it back into the soil
To prevent mud from drying out and turning as hard as concrete, spread a thick layer of all over the ground and then dig it in. This will help the mud to break down into a friable soil and the addition of some organic matter will help too
Give it a good application of it's important to reinvigorate free-draining soil because so many of the valuable nutrients will have been leached out

If you've got plants with leaves that are coated with a muddy residue, straight away because that enables those leaves to breathe
If mud is caked up around the trunk of a tree, it could induce a disease called collar rot, so to let the trunk breathe
damaged stems which will stimulate growth
Add some because sometimes waterlogged soils can become water-repellent. You can find directions to make your own here

Create to shorten the recovery periods after intense rainfall. Another solution is to grow plants in ridges so that they're free-draining
such as a gravel path, are important as they allow rain to percolate through the rocks to the soil below, reaching the roots of trees and shrubs growing alongside. They also stop nutrients and soil being washed off your garden into stormwater drains
You can create (trenches) and plant a row of shrubs just below. The water that pools in the swale will be used by the shrubs
Fibrous-rooted, quick-growing plants like protect the soil from rain and bind the soil, preventing it from eroding
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