We "survived" the annual summer hail storm. We had picked lots of produce and wrapped the beans, tomatoes, squash, cukes and peppers in shade cloth, held down with clothespins. The shade cloth is left over from our trellis, used before the Wisteria took over. It is better than tarps because it lets the wind through but keeps the hail from damaging the crops.
This time the forecast was correct. The storm welled up in a matter of a few minutes...just enough time to get stuff covered. We were overdue anyway for this annual storm.
We Rogue Valley gardeners know we'll get one sooner or later. Unfortunately it was the grapes and pears that were hit the hardest in the Ruch area southwest of us. Hail up to 1" for them, only about 3/8" here in Medford.
Here is the last of the Honey Treat corn. It was the best I've ever grown!
I grew one eggplant in a pot...it has four sets! I just wrapped it with shade cloth after I picked the biggest one.
So we've had our "shot over the bow" that the Jet Stream will dip down from Alaska more frequently as we approach Fall and give us a bit of cooler weather, which would be okay in a normal year, but this year we have so many green tomatoes on the vine yet to ripen...
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