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Aloha, Oregon

Hi all my plants got hit with hail in oregon,is my season over or can they still survive.leaves seem to be ok just with holes and seem to still be growing.

Thanks!

Yours Truly,
Jordan

5/30/2006 12:55:52 AM

Simi valley, ca

keep them growing & it"ll be forgotten very soon !!

5/30/2006 1:32:41 AM

Webster, NY

Read this story at pumpkinnook. Joe Pukos got his bad by hail one year and did OK.

http://www.pumpkinnook.com/commune/featpic3.htm

5/30/2006 5:30:59 AM

New Hampshire

My 1248 got hit by hail in June last year, it set the plant back but they will rebound

5/30/2006 6:33:07 AM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

my dad got hailed flat one year, then gave up and disced 'em. . .they kept growing back. . .he still got 100 pounders and he was trying to kill 'em.

5/30/2006 8:18:16 AM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

my dad got hailed flat one year, then gave up and disced 'em. . .they kept growing back. . .he still got 100 pounders and he was trying to kill 'em.

5/30/2006 8:18:22 AM

No Place Special

Jordan, I have never had the problem myself (knock on wood) but from what I have seen and heard i wouldnt lose any sleep over it bud. Mike

5/30/2006 9:19:15 AM

Indiana

aeration...good for the plants

dont worry about it

Tom

5/30/2006 10:15:24 AM

Aloha, Oregon

There only small holes every little way.Lets just hope theres no more hail storms tellt he end of the season :)I heard of damaged plants surviving but we will wait and see.
Thanks,
Jordan

5/30/2006 11:01:28 AM

Jericho Vermont

Jordan
My patch got hit hard on July 1st 2004 with large hail. The plants were totally shredded and the average plant at that time was about 12 feet. By July 20th I had pumpkins set and ended up with a personnal best that year. Plants are very resilient. It is what we do to them as growers that is usually far worse than mother nature. Hang in there in 2 weeks you will never know the hail came.

John

5/30/2006 12:10:29 PM

Montoursville, PA

So it seems that it indeed can rain like hail just about anywhere.

5/30/2006 3:46:44 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Yea, We just got told to move our cars to covered parking and the cells heading right over my house. Darn, I cant leave for a nother half hour.......oH well who knows. I did have hail take all the leaves off my pepper 2 years ago only to have the best pepper year afterwards......making me think Ill need to shoot'em with a shot gun to take the state record.....

5/30/2006 4:06:18 PM

Long Island,New York

Heck...after I drink my gin and tonic I throw the ice cubes at my plant...........

5/30/2006 4:22:21 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

lmfao!!!!!!!!

5/30/2006 6:14:13 PM

Edmonton, Canada

My patch got hit by hail 3 times one year. At one point, there was nothing but green mush on the ground, and skeletons of old leaves. However, the plants still bounced back!

Good Luck

5/30/2006 7:24:41 PM

[email protected]

Thats funny G, specially since I am actually in the middle of my gin and tonic as I type!

5/30/2006 7:58:08 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Still counting holes from baseball size (yes, truly baseball size hail) here last Thursday evening. I found head of cabbage in the veggie garden that was crushed. I plan on letting everything grow, as I believe that Mother (Nature) knows best. Peace, Wayne

5/30/2006 10:36:22 PM

Ohio

Bahahahaha G!!

5/31/2006 12:16:59 AM

Aloha, Oregon

I plan to post pictures soon.
Thanks!

Yours Truly,
Jordan

6/1/2006 10:42:57 AM