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I know this post probably needs to be elsewhere, i really did not where but am open to suggestions, but since many of you sent me the seeds for this I wanted to update you and am very thankful to all who sent me seeds...
Hubby got a temp welding job in Colorado so took his vacation time from the Zoo where his 'real' job is and off we went to the mountains for two weeks. We really needed the extra cash with me still unable to work and not good news from the Dr either about my broken leg...
Anyhoo, A few days after we get there my sister who is caring for all the animals, whom all survived, and the garden tells us we got several inches of marble to golf ball size hail and most of my garden was killed, well actually she called it pulverized. She offered pics but we declined to see them. Then the next day we get more hail and it flooded. She texts us to bring her lots of presents :( as she fell in the mud and thats never fun. Started hailing the second day while she was there caring for the animals and she even saw a funnel cloud come over her in my yard. Typical Texas weather, has not rained in 8 mos and then this... Very few of my plants survived, and those that did look horrible. I lost over 250 plants. Very depressing even more so now that I am home and now I dont want to start more seeds, even though it does not hail usually here much. Cant believe all I want to do now is cry, but if I dont get the seeds started there will be nothing for anyone this year. I had plans to give all my extras to the needy people thru to various food bank and SA kitchens. Two, out of 20 or so squash plants made it and today I found one baby yellow squash on one of the plants. That was a glimmer of hope. I need to take out all 40 of the dead and dying tom plants, but they want so badly to live. No use to keep them alive since the rain stopped is has been over 100 every day, up to 108 three days in a row. Was 100 both days since we have been home and 86 to 90 all night. There are dead veggies and peppers everywhere. I wonder if the seeds might be salvaged in any of them. Any ideas to assist the few survivors with the shattered leaves and heat stress?? Sorry to vent. All I want to do is cry and never plant a seed again...Kathy
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