6/4/08 - HAIL !!! - but just a little this time

It's that time of year and I've learned from past years to be ready for hail. I have 3 new metal screens this year to add to my collection of screen door and other frames with screening on them. But did I have them up when I needed them? No, of course not. Who knows why not, but they weren't up when it started hailing this evening. It was dumping buckets of rain when the hail came and I sat there and watched it all, too lazy to get up I guess. There were severe storm warnings out too.

I guess the lesson learned is that once I hear severe storm warnings on the radio, I need to go out and put up the hail protection anyway, just as insurance. I was lucky this time, just a few shredded leaves and the hail was small.
I had a near disaster yesterday when one of the frames was blown over onto my pumpkin during the day. None of the stems or leaves were broken. I was very lucky. Guess that's my excuse for not having it up where it belonged.

I noticed a few possible buds forming on the larger plant today. Maybe in a week or two I'll know for sure. It's been in the 80s the last few days and my garden really took a leap in growth.