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Hail damage
Hi,
The old saying, "Don't cast your clouts 'till May is out" certainly rang true here in Peterborough yesterday afternoon. A sunny morning was followed by a very stormy afternoon with hail stones the size of marbles. My two rows of young spinach have been destroyed as have a few plants in my hanging baskets. My runner bean plants were surrounded by large hail stones, but surprisingly appear to have survived the battering. All the petals on my strawberry plants have been knocked off, does that mean they will not fruit this year? I hope not. Ah well, win some, lose some! That's the joy of gardening. Martello |
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Martello wrote in message ... Hi, The old saying, "Don't cast your clouts 'till May is out" certainly rang true here in Peterborough yesterday afternoon. A sunny morning was followed by a very stormy afternoon with hail stones the size of marbles. My two rows of young spinach have been destroyed as have a few plants in my hanging baskets. My runner bean plants were surrounded by large hail stones, but surprisingly appear to have survived the battering. All the petals on my strawberry plants have been knocked off, does that mean they will not fruit this year? I hope not. Ah well, win some, lose some! That's the joy of gardening. Martello Hi Martello, Yes, we had a flash rain storm with very minor hailstones here in SE London, but sustained no damage. However, we've had some rather damaging gusts of wind, so I've been rushing around trying to stake everything. It is possible that your strawberries will make fruits yet. It's fair to say that petals probably attract bees to a pollination site, but provided that bees attend your plants while the pollen is still viable (or did so before you lost the petals), then the petals aren't really needed. Indeed, they fall away after pollination has taken place. I hope the bees have been kind to you. Spider |
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We had quite a severe hailstorm. It tore leaves on many plants and there
are "impact marks" on pea pods and onion leaves. Most of the leaves on the apple tree are torn. Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/ |
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