Yikes blowing up a storm in London!

[Richard Eldritch]

MY poor veggys!!!!

[sparrow100]

Either there was hail in that lot, or the raindrops were so fat they were bouncing!

[Richard Eldritch]

Either there was hail in that lot, or the raindrops were so fat they were bouncing!

Time to go and clean up. Snapped haulms on me tatas, not good......

[Kirk]

Soaked the garden, filled the water butts up.
The 3ed one is passing over here, getting short lumps of thunder storms not one big one.

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Here in Swansea the hail was like ball bearings. Luckily I managed to get some of my stuff undercover, but I had to retreat as it was painful to be out in and sheltering in the greenhouse did not seem a great idea at the time!

Sadly I think that I will see carnage when I pop up there in a bit. A tray of squashes/courgettes I rescued on the way in have shredded leaves - so anything that was not undercover is likely to have sustained damage.

[Knight of Albion]

Came through here about midnight - 1 o'clock ...

Lashing down.

Won't have to water the garden for a while!

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Time to go and clean up. Snapped haulms on me tatas, not good......

Same here

[sparrow100]

won't get a chance to check for carnage till later tonight. Am guessing I should have listened to my gut feeling to brace the broad beans.

[Richard Eldritch]

Same here

Mine are second earlies planted in Feb so nearly ready. It looks like a couple are snapped with the rest blown over, I'll just leave them now moving them would just create more damage.
Toms got bent over as well even though they're tied and staked, should be alright though...

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

My broad beans look ok, though some have bullet holes. Potatoes in the ground mostly ok. I have some growing in a potato grow sack and they have been destroyed! The couple of courgettes/squashes that went out the other day look like they have been ravaged by a tiger. My son's competition sunflower looks like it has been shot 20 times with an air rifle. I had to come back in to take a work call. Perhaps if the slugs lay down their knives and forks and we have a warm night things might recover a bit.

Not happy

[Richard Eldritch]

My broad beans look ok, though some have bullet holes. Potatoes in the ground mostly ok. I have some growing in a potato grow sack and they have been destroyed! The couple of courgettes/squashes that went out the other day look like they have been ravaged by a tiger. My son's competition sunflower looks like it has been shot 20 times with an air rifle. I had to come back in to take a work call. Perhaps if the slugs lay down their knives and forks and we have a warm night things might recover a bit.

Not happy

Damn thats terrible Dave,I think I got off lightly.....

[Nicos]

I have some growing in a potato grow sack and they have been destroyed!

Not happy

I'm not surprised.

Spud wise though...they will most likely regrow...they do if they are knocked back to the ground by frost.

[Richard Eldritch]

I'm not surprised.

Spud wise though...they will most likely regrow...they do if they are knocked back to the ground by frost.

I have 4 large 50 ltr pots on the shed roof ( don't ask) and they're in better nick than the ones on ground level.....

[Bigmallly]

I have 4 large 50 ltr pots on the shed roof ( don't ask) and they're in better nick than the ones on ground level.....

Sorry but I've just got to ask...........why are they on the shed roof?...............

[lottie dolly]

We also had the deluge,a bit of rumble,it's suprising the amount that came down,on a lottie check,things look ok,some slimes were on walk about in broad daylight,thank the lord we did not have the hail,closed the doors ext to keep a bit of heat in,the other day it was 80 plus with the doors open,today,was a chilly barely 60,my body cannot get warn,have put the heating on for a while,as well as extra clothes,