Re: WI growers...storm damage?
Here in Plymouth Wi, we had the same kind of weather. I was a little more
prepared for it though since we had several severe wind storms already this
year. I heard that there was a chance of a sever storm so before I left for
work that night, I anchored my green houses down with concrete blocks. Yet
the wind was so strong that it knocked down all of my snow fence around the
garden and whipped one of the greenhouses into the neighbors farm. It bent
the steel posts for the snow fence over like noodles. The only damage to
the plant under it was just some leaves broke off since I was able to cover
it quickly before it was uprooted. Other than that and some uprooted trees
and a drenched garden, all the other plants are fine.
Gary Grunow
----- Original Message -----
From: "Casey N." <ssdquad@excite.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:57 AM
Subject: WI growers...storm damage?
> Hi list....
>
> Whats the damage report from all the Wisconsin growers??? HOly cow, the
> storms came through like a freight train here. There are leaves and side
> vines snapped off everywhere on the plants in the main patch, the 825 shy,
> 876.5 lloyd, and 788 Wentzell. The 825 shymanski got it the worse. Most of
> the tall leaves were snapped and some of the side vines that did not fall
> over yet were snapped too. The 788 Wentzell's tall leaves were broken off
> too, they were some nice leaves. The 876.5 Seemed to get through with the
> least amount of damage. There are holes in the leaves from hail on every
> plant, but there is no visible damage to the main vine on any plant, which
> is good.
>
> The new patch seems to be ok too. The 616 corkum and 655 Johnson got
through
> the storms with just some holes in the leaves.....same with the 772
> creuziger. I thought the 616 would have been worst hit, seems most
> vulnerable, but it was the least affected. The 535 Lloyd had a accident
> though. When i took off the cold frames, i just lifted them up and set
them
> to the side of the plants, well the one next to the 535 (was about 3-4
feet
> away) was blown back on top of the 535 and forced the main vine, that was
> just about to vine, to fall to the ground. Amazingly i could not find any
> kinks or tears in the main vine and seems to be ok. The 535's biggest leaf
> was snapped off also, and some holes in the leaves. My 762 plant had a
leaf
> snapped right off and the main vine was uprooted(it had some taproots in
the
> ground already), but it seems fine. Other than that, i think the main
patch
> the holds the trifecta (825, 876.5, and 788) was underwater for a short
> period of time....plenty of water! The new patch is showing it's not to
well
> soaking water in ability and there is a huge puddle in the NW corner of
the
> patch. no pumpkins are there, the 616 is in the NE corner.
>
> that was some crazy weather. We have a pine tree that was uprooted and
fell
> onto our satallite dish, so now we don't have cable at the moment. We
were
> actually under a tornado warning last night, but the heavier damage was
done
> to just to our north west, about 10-12 miles or so away...THank GOODnesS!!
> There are trees down and telephone poles snapped in half in that area
> (Plover, WI).
>
> Casey Neuville
> Amherst Jct., WI
> personal best-"Iris"~762lbs in 2000
>
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