We had hail here a couple of days ago, and while it was really cool from a safe-inside-the-house perspective, the poor plants outside probably didn't enjoy it quite so much.
Especially the ones with the big leaves...
It's hard to see, but that baby zucchini got hit. It seems to be okay. Our butternut squash plant lost a whole stalk or branch or whatever you call it.
But still, I think everything will be fine.
I can't help but imagine, though, how horrible it would be to have a working farm and have your crops - your livelihood - battered and broken by a sudden hail storm. Leafy greens no longer so pretty, so tempting to consumers at the farmers' markets. I hope our local farmers didn't suffer too much damage. I'll be checking things out when I go tomorrow. And if the spinach has some holes, or the mesclun mixes look a bit ragged, I'll be buying them anyway.
