Battered, Bruised and Broken but not Destroyed!

[RonnyWil]

First came the rain, then the hail and last but not least, the wind. We had a thunderstorm today and the most hail we've had in years. It was mostly pea size but there was some dime and even a few quarter sized pieces. It lasted 15 to 20 minutes and melted as fast as expected with the rain pouring down. There were a few limbs broken, there were a few leaves destroyed and there are some bruised stems but for the most part, the 48 tomato plants, ranging in size from 18 to 36 inches, are intact. The 100+ plants still in cups on the shade table had just a little damage.

My 12" sweet corn is laying down and so are a bunch of the peppers but I hope sunshine tomorrow will help straighten them out. The cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli has some holes in the leaves as does the hops but they are okay. I'm surprised that very few apples, pears and peaches fell because the wind was really blowing.

We're expecting a chance of these pop-up showers all week but hopefully today's will be worst we'll have to endure.