Re: MA Hail.... we got here in Sterling, MA also.
Hi Pat,
Sorry to hear about your area getting hit with HAIL, I did also, and this is
the first time in years that I have had hail fall of that size (1/2 to 3/4
inch). It did a job on my leaves (and they looked beautiful up to this
point). Hopefully they will recover.
I was thinking, maybe a good dose of a high nitrogen liquid fertilizer
(foliar feed) may help, or maybe not, ... might be just as well to let the
plants recover on their own.
If your vines are good, your plants should recover.
I wonder how many other people (fellow growers) here in MA got hit with the
Hail? and what type of damage was done?
I think Southern NH got hammered also, I have some friends (fellow growers
up there as well and they seem to get hail every year from some freak
storm). in the Keene, Rindge area.
David
Sterling, MA
----- Original Message -----
From: <GLOCHIS@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:07 PM
Subject: MA Hail
> I live in Holbrook,MA and just had my first ever real HAIL storm. I have
> seen hail, small pea size, slight damage to my regular vegetable plants,
> nothing spectacular. Not tonight! For all of you who have talked about
hail
> and I thought - just hail, I am sorry. This stuff was 3/4" diameter and
tore
> the garden to bits. I think the vines are in one piece, but the leaves
are
> mostly gone. I'll know more tomorrow when the sun comes up. Dave in
> Sterling - hope you didn't get hit - according to the weatherman, it came
> from your area to here.
>
> Pat
> Holbrook, MA
>
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