Hail (forum)
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Diana starts with ...
The tree-sized net over the plums completely saved them but has a few holes needing repair after last weekend's hailstorm in western Brisbane ('golfball' to 'softball' size reports- I was in transit and didn't see exactly what happened at home until later). The green harvest mesh bags pretty much saved the apples (the odd bruise appeared later). There are chunks out of everything else, no tomatoes unscathed, only grapes under shelter still OK. The worst damage was the shredded taro. Fruit fly nets work surprisingly well against hail.
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Time: 23rd November 2012 7:23pm
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VF says...
Good save Diana, nice looking plums - what variety are they? Good to see how effective the nets are, but sorry about your other losses. Down Gold Coast way no hail, but not as much rain either :(
Time: 24th November 2012 10:00am
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Diana says...
Thanks VF. I heard Anette McFarlane on the radio today saying how electrical storms cause nitrogen to combine with rain and make nitrates, which fertilise plants. It's true everything is very green now.
They are Gulf ruby plums. Some in the picture are not quite ripe- they go shiny and dark red. They are delicious. Usually the gold coast has more rain than us. You'll get some soon.
Time: 24th November 2012 5:00pm
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Pauline says...
Yes, lightning and snow also (probably can ignor that one).
Time: 24th November 2012 6:54pm
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