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Hail storms in East Anglia tomorrow/Friday!?!?!?
Dovefromabove
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Looks like a hot day tomorrow will be punctuated by thunder and hail.
I'm going to have a roll of fleece ready tomorrow morning to protect my toms, courgettes and runner bean leaves .... oh, and the dahlias too ........ and I'll move the summer tubs into the porch and under the table on the terrace ... don't say you've not been warned!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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oh right, I am in Essex so will either dive for cover or be on here, haha
Protect what you can. This is what freak hail did to my rhubarb patch last year
and a hosta Sum and Substance
Blackcurrant shrubs stripped and shredded, roses and clematis pitted and torn, tomatoes and pumpkins obliterated.
Yes, eventually. The rhubarb and hostas were all cut back to the ground to remove broken stems and then fed and watered. They recovered very well although the hostas had much smaller leaves than usual. This spring I took that hosta out of the pot and made 9 babies which are all growing away very strongly, some in new homes and all with the normal large leaves.
The roses and clems were also fed and pruned as needed and recovered eventually but the roses and other woody shrubs had pitted scars from the hail which looked very manky and was also weak so I pruned it all out before winter and they've come back well this spring.
Our Sum & Substance are under the biggest ash tree - hopefully that will protect them - I don't have enough fleece for them as well - three large clumps!!! And three large clumps of Blue Angel!!! Hosta Stained Glass and the other two in pots ( errrrrrr?
) will be slid under the table on the terrace with the tubs.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I shouldn't worry too much Dove. I have a bed of huge blue and variegated hostas which was shredded but they all came back after I removed all the broken stems. This spring I've mulched them all and taken out a couple of conifers so they have more space and they're much bigger and very healthy looking.
I'm not getting panicky Obelixx
- it's just that as I'm at home I might as well be prepared - I'm really more concerned about the runner beans, toms and courgettes - it looks as if the area affected is going to be pretty wide and many places will escape - I'll just keep an eye on the skies
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1433977200®ionName=ee
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.