Hail Storm - Plant Damage Likely

Oh, Lisa, how upsetting. What a mess.
I hope your house ended up with minimal damage.
- Joyce

[AlittleSalt]

Lisa, I am very sorry that this happened to your plants and home. I would also try to grow those plants in the cups, and look for plants at local nurseries. I've read sites where you can buy plants but I have never done that. If I had any extras growing I would try to send them to you.

I turned on accuweather and they are talking about the storm you had including using the snowplows.

[greenthumbomaha]

The plants in the picture above were the few that didn't get planted, and were near the house. The inground plants are snapped way down low in most cases. I would have more confidence of their regrowth if they snapped near a truss, but I don't really know if that is the case. Frosted tips have come back spectacularly, but there was much more to the plant than these. Additional photos to come.

- Lisa

[hl2601]

Lisa I just had a horrific hail storm today as well. Trees stripped-70 tomatoes were stripped to sticks and just broken. 4" of hail in 8 min. Just wondering if any tomatoes are looking ok? I feel your pain!! SOOO discouraging,

[MrsJustice]

I am praying for you, family and garden Plants.

I will send you some free Tomato plants. I have many Nebraska Wedding Tomato Plants for you if you want them. Many Gardeners Garden are not covered, nor their Green Houses.

So send me a privet message with your address if you want them, Amen!!

[greenthumbomaha]

Originally Posted by hl2601

Lisa I just had a horrific hail storm today as well. Trees stripped-70 tomatoes were stripped to sticks and just broken. 4" of hail in 8 min. Just wondering if any tomatoes are looking ok? I feel your pain!! SOOO discouraging,

I was stunned by the intensity of the storm shaking the house and the damage to every single leaf in the neighborhood. That is the exact description of what I experienced. A few days have passed, not many but a sucker leaf here and there have started to grow back. A sugar maple used to deep shade half the backyard, and now the sun shines thru. I've said this earlier, but the swath was very narrow and intense. There was only minimal loss to shrubs just a few blocks away in the same subdivision. It will be the third time in 6 years that insurance will be buying everyone a new 30 year roof!

Mrs Justice, that is sweet of you to offer Nebraska plants. It is just too late to plant that variety, since it is late to restart I probably need shorter maturity varieties, and the orange heirlooms are among the very last to ripen in a normal year. I bought a few plants locally and they will have to do for this year.

On a happy note, Karma Pink, Elgin Pink and Stupice are saved!!! These plants were returned to me by a garden club member who wasn't able to plant them so she brought them back to me. I had asked her for feedback and seeds on the Karma Pink so she knew it was special and made the drive in to town to bring them back! I planted them yesterday.

Good Karma all around!

- Lisa

@2601
what is your last frost date?
if the tomatoes do come back it will take time for the leaves to grow back and for the blossoms to set- did you plant a while back so the root system is well established
if they do start coming back there may be a greater chance of disease because of damage to the stems
I would buy a few backups

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by greenthumbomaha

I was stunned by the intensity of the storm shaking the house and the damage to every single leaf in the neighborhood. That is the exact description of what I experienced. A few days have passed, not many but a sucker leaf here and there have started to grow back. A sugar maple used to deep shade half the backyard, and now the sun shines thru. I've said this earlier, but the swath was very narrow and intense. There was only minimal loss to shrubs just a few blocks away in the same subdivision. It will be the third time in 6 years that insurance will be buying everyone a new 30 year roof!

Mrs Justice, that is sweet of you to offer Nebraska plants. It is just too late to plant that variety, since it is late to restart I probably need shorter maturity varieties, and the orange heirlooms are among the very last to ripen in a normal year. I bought a few plants locally and they will have to do for this year.

On a happy note, Karma Pink, Elgin Pink and Stupice are saved!!! These plants were returned to me by a garden club member who wasn't able to plant them so she brought them back to me. I had asked her for feedback and seeds on the Karma Pink so she knew it was special and made the drive in to town to bring them back! I planted them yesterday.

Good Karma all around!

- Lisa

@2601
what is your last frost date?
if the tomatoes do come back it will take time for the leaves to grow back and for the blossoms to set- did you plant a while back so the root system is well established
if they do start coming back there may be a greater chance of disease because of damage to the stems
I would buy a few backups

I’m so sorry to hear about your hail damage
Im glad you have a small silver lining getting a few plants back. I bet your Damaged ones will surprise you and come back with s vengeance. I hope so!
Karen

[PhilaGardener]

Glad also to hear you and your garden are bouncing back. This year's storms, particularly in the last week, have been really severe on folks unfortunate enough to be in their path.

[bower]

Lets hope the tornado season is over for the year! Warm up the air, Canada, so we don't get that clash of warm/cold titans. There was one in Ottawa, yesterday.

Of course we're just in time for the start of Atlantic hurricane season.
Zero worries for us here this year, the ice water will suck the good out of any hurricane that gets this far.

[greenthumbomaha]

The next door neighbor pointed out my mailbox had huge holes on top! It must have been custom built but I never liked ot. It is a house and roof built of wood to look like the house, all grey not painted cute. I usually stick my hand around from the other side and didn't notice anything other than it looked beat up like everything else.



My garlic patch is trying very hard to come back. The stalks seem to be sending up new green growth at a faster rate than anything else that was damaged. This is a picture taken the day after the hail storm. I will have to retake the photo of new growth tomorrow. It rained all day today, about 1.5 inches.


- Lisa

[GrowingCoastal]

So sorry for your catastrophe. I have never experienced such hail. It is one thing to read about and another to see it and how it affected your plants in your picures. That garlic demonstrates how plants just want to grow. Best of luck with the recovery and no more hail!

[MrsJustice]

Mrs Justice, that is sweet of you to offer Nebraska plants. It is just too late to plant that variety, since it is late to restart I probably need shorter maturity varieties, and the orange heirlooms are among the very last to ripen in a normal year. I bought a few plants locally and they will have to do for this year.


Good Karma all around!

- Lisa


Thank you for letting me Know, because I had them in a box waiting for your Privet Message with your address, Amen Thank God everyone is getting under control for your growing season.

I love Local nurseries to buy and replay Historical fruit trees destroyed by Hurricanes.

[greenthumbomaha]

Garlic today -

[greenthumbomaha]

Another example of hail damage for my friends in mild climates...
Karma Purple snapped by hail as of today no regrowth
Size example of destroyed tomatoes- Elgin Pink saved by friend unable to plant her garden (two weeks past since I gave her the plant, and I started planting 2-3 weeks before we exchanged plants)

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by greenthumbomaha

Another example of hail damage for my friends in mild climates...
Karma Purple snapped by hail as of today no regrowth
Size example of destroyed tomatoes- Elgin Pink saved by friend unable to plant her garden (two weeks past since I gave her the plant, and I started planting 2-3 weeks before we exchanged plants)

K