We had a nasty thunderstorm system move through Southern Maine last night. Two tornadoes were reported by the National Weather Service in other towns, but looking at the havoc in my garden, it looks like a mini tornado touched down here! Look at the damage.
The tomatoes…
Perhaps a hedgerow would prevent this?
Some of the corn plants were blown right over and I’m afraid I’m going to loose them. I also need to either buy more tomato cages or build some, they took a hit too. I’ll try and straighten the corn our and give them some added support around the roots. One thing is for sure, I built the mounds too small, I need to make wider mounds and plant more corn per mound.
Mother Nature came and said hello, she’s a generous mother…but can smack you around and let you know who’s boss when she wants to.
The up-side is that I got two very nice zucchini squash and a few cukes out of the garden while surveying the damage from last nights storm.
