I'm so sad. I'm off to Walmart to try to find more tomato supports. Just before 7 tonight we had a severe thunderstorm roll through with really high winds. I got all my garden work done before anything came near but I didn't water, hoping the rain would do it for me. Well it sure did!
It took over an hour for most of the thunder/lighting to leave the area. Both my tomato plants were pushed down. The supports were literally bent at the ground on at least one of them!! I managed to get my cherry tomato one untangled from the other full sized one and get it back upright. The other one has some broken limbs that have small, unripe tomatoes on them. I got it up more; but not all the way. In falling it fanned all the branches out so I'm going to look for something to help hold it back up. I was standing out there in the pouring rain and it did rumble a few times too!
Anyone know if there is a way to bandage broken branches?
I'm really so sad. My zucchini took a beating but I think it will be ok. I'm not sure how the cucumbers did since they are all intertwined with the summer squash and zucchini too. My bush beans (which I just got my first harvest off tonight before the storm) were under the zucchini so I didn't get a good look at those yet. I picked my first tomato tonight too.
So I got my first tomato today and my first beans and I'm praying that is not the last of it. I know some of us have been discussing our gardens and some of you know what a big deal this is for me...now this.
It took over an hour for most of the thunder/lighting to leave the area. Both my tomato plants were pushed down. The supports were literally bent at the ground on at least one of them!! I managed to get my cherry tomato one untangled from the other full sized one and get it back upright. The other one has some broken limbs that have small, unripe tomatoes on them. I got it up more; but not all the way. In falling it fanned all the branches out so I'm going to look for something to help hold it back up. I was standing out there in the pouring rain and it did rumble a few times too!
Anyone know if there is a way to bandage broken branches?
So I got my first tomato today and my first beans and I'm praying that is not the last of it. I know some of us have been discussing our gardens and some of you know what a big deal this is for me...now this.