I give up

charley · May 8, 2014

I give up on this year .with all the late frost and this second hail storm has left me with a garden that looks like someone took a shoot gun to it.i probably have 100 tomatoes on the ground and all the tomatoe cages riped up and the fence laying on top.this year has really been a tough one

Nd2020 · May 8, 2014

Hate to hear that, don't give up.

bluebonnets · May 8, 2014

Sorry to hear that!! Been hit once with hail a couple weeks ago. Tomatoes don't like hail! Hang in there!!

saltmarsh · May 8, 2014

Sorry for your misfortune Charley. Maybe a few can be salvaged.

walt456 · May 8, 2014

Hopefully some of them can be saved. I know how upsetting it is to have things like this happen. See my thread about my greenhouse collapsing. More of the plants survived than I expected. Here's hoping you have the same luck.

Moshou · May 8, 2014

Do not give up. You will learn this time that your plants are stronger than you think. Just wait, care them and, very important, love them.

Cole_Robbie · May 8, 2014

When you go out and look at your plants tomorrow, I think you will find that most of them have not given up on you.

Redbaron · May 9, 2014

I know the feeling very well. Last year it was late frost, 1 full month of standing water from a flood, and hail...... This year even later frost (last week) and followed a couple days later with 98 degrees of heat (this week). This year will be known as the year that went straight from winter to summer with no spring!

It's always something.

newatthiskat · May 9, 2014

I remember when hurricane Ike hit. I had pulled all the cages so projectiles would not kill anyone and poor plants got all beat around. the ones that supprisingly survived made more and better tomatoes than I ever had. Hang in there!

bughunter99 · May 9, 2014

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Originally Posted by charley

I give up on this year .with all the late frost and this second hail storm has left me with a garden that looks like someone took a shoot gun to it.i probably have 100 tomatoes on the ground and all the tomatoe cages riped up and the fence laying on top.this year has really been a tough one

Ugh, I'm sorry.
It sounds like a pretty overwhelming mess.

Maybe don't hang up the towel, just dial it back. Rescue 10 or 15 and make them your babies for the summer. It will be way easier to manage and protect that size group. You will miss those fresh tomatoes otherwise.

Stacy

Dewayne mater · May 9, 2014

I think many of us Texans (and surely Okies too) have had years where hail has caused great destruction. As long as the plants aren't broken at the main stem near the ground, they can come back. I've had good productive years after thinking hail had destroyed everything. Hopefully, you can salvage some of the plants. Good luck.

Dewayne Mater

lexusnexus · May 9, 2014

This year has been a brutal weather year. From late frosts to hailstorms to drought to saturated ground. You name it and we've all seen something bad.

KarenO · May 9, 2014

Oh I'm sorry, The weather has been very difficult for you guys so far this year. Best I can say is let things dry up for a day or two before deciding on the full extent of the damage as it will always look worse while it is still wet. Some of it might be salvageable. I really hope that some of your garden can be saved as it is such a lot of work to see ruined in just a few minutes of nasty hail.
Best to you,
Karen

Delerium · May 9, 2014

Don't give up!

Vespertino · May 9, 2014

I'm sorry Charlie, the weather has been terrible this spring. Sometimes it feels like nature is stacked up against you. But don't give up!!! You never know when a tomato plant might recover and surprise you

Hope your tomatoes make a strong recovery, we still have lots of time in the year left. .

May 8, 2014	#1
charley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: copperas cove TEXAS Posts: 637	I give up I give up on this year .with all the late frost and this second hail storm has left me with a garden that looks like someone took a shoot gun to it.i probably have 100 tomatoes on the ground and all the tomatoe cages riped up and the fence laying on top.this year has really been a tough one

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Moshou Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 470	Do not give up. You will learn this time that your plants are stronger than you think. Just wait, care them and, very important, love them. __________________ Knowledge is knowing the tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting in your fruit salad

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Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	I know the feeling very well. Last year it was late frost, 1 full month of standing water from a flood, and hail...... This year even later frost (last week) and followed a couple days later with 98 degrees of heat (this week). This year will be known as the year that went straight from winter to summer with no spring! It's always something. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

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lexusnexus Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a Posts: 500	This year has been a brutal weather year. From late frosts to hailstorms to drought to saturated ground. You name it and we've all seen something bad. __________________ Dan

May 8, 2014	#2
Nd2020 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 8	Hate to hear that, don't give up.

May 8, 2014	#3
bluebonnets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: TX Posts: 178	Sorry to hear that!! Been hit once with hail a couple weeks ago. Tomatoes don't like hail! Hang in there!!

May 8, 2014	#4
saltmarsh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 2 miles south of Yoknapatawpha Zone 7b Posts: 662	Sorry for your misfortune Charley. Maybe a few can be salvaged.

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walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	Hopefully some of them can be saved. I know how upsetting it is to have things like this happen. See my thread about my greenhouse collapsing. More of the plants survived than I expected. Here's hoping you have the same luck.

May 8, 2014	#7
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	When you go out and look at your plants tomorrow, I think you will find that most of them have not given up on you.

May 9, 2014	#9
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	I remember when hurricane Ike hit. I had pulled all the cages so projectiles would not kill anyone and poor plants got all beat around. the ones that supprisingly survived made more and better tomatoes than I ever had. Hang in there!

May 9, 2014	#11
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	I think many of us Texans (and surely Okies too) have had years where hail has caused great destruction. As long as the plants aren't broken at the main stem near the ground, they can come back. I've had good productive years after thinking hail had destroyed everything. Hopefully, you can salvage some of the plants. Good luck. Dewayne Mater

May 9, 2014	#13
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Oh I'm sorry, The weather has been very difficult for you guys so far this year. Best I can say is let things dry up for a day or two before deciding on the full extent of the damage as it will always look worse while it is still wet. Some of it might be salvageable. I really hope that some of your garden can be saved as it is such a lot of work to see ruined in just a few minutes of nasty hail. Best to you, Karen

May 9, 2014	#14
Delerium Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 942	Don't give up!

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Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	I'm sorry Charlie, the weather has been terrible this spring. Sometimes it feels like nature is stacked up against you. But don't give up!!! You never know when a tomato plant might recover and surprise you Hope your tomatoes make a strong recovery, we still have lots of time in the year left. .