Hi Larrisa, You wrote, "... the leaves of many of my orchids were getting very warm in the direct sun." Question: Do you have adequate air movement to cool your plants' leaves? I live further south than NJ and didn't have that issue today. The skies were clear here. --Stitz--

Bumping this down.

Dapper, I'm happy to see there wasn't more damage to your house than you ended up with. I was luckier when our big maple tree went down...it didn't hit any structures (other than three fences that cost the insurance company and us a few $$$), but I ended up with a sunny area in my yard for garden expansion! Granny Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden

Thanks for another great link, Dawn!