Golf Ball Size Hail Pest

Althea · July 26, 2006

Most of my tomato plants had their tops knocked off by a swarm of golf ball size hail Monday night. What is the usual prognosis for this sort of damage?

Suze · July 27, 2006

About all you can do is carefully remove the dead or dying, snapped off foliage best you can, and let the plants heal. They will tend to put on new growth surprisingly fast, no extra fertilizer necessary (leave 'em alone).

Good luck.

July 26, 2006	#1
Althea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: z4MN Posts: 261	Golf Ball Size Hail Pest Most of my tomato plants had their tops knocked off by a swarm of golf ball size hail Monday night. What is the usual prognosis for this sort of damage? __________________ Solanaceae Hugger

July 27, 2006	#2
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	About all you can do is carefully remove the dead or dying, snapped off foliage best you can, and let the plants heal. They will tend to put on new growth surprisingly fast, no extra fertilizer necessary (leave 'em alone). Good luck.