Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Hail Damage

hail 002Last evening's rain finished with a flurry of hail. At the time it didn't seem to be very damaging - small stones that were not overwhelming. And I couldn't see any apparent damage to the plants outside from the window inside. But tonight I can see what damage it did. I think it is likely similar to the snow load damage that is done in the winter - i.e. not of great consequence and the plants recover. But my guess is that the leaves that were damaged will never be quite the same, and that the plants will need a little extra energy to cope with the damage.

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