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| Yikes - just had a terrible hailstorm. My container plants are battered - any suggestions as to how to help them recover? I have a wide variety of plants - geraniums, dianthus, petunias and others. Please tell me they can recover!! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 2, 13 at 18:44
| sure.. they will recover.. most of the time.. let them dry out.. the damage i mean.. for a week or so ... to find out what is really damaged.. and then start nipping off the worst .. your base problem right now.. is you dont know what is viable.. and what is terminal ... so give them a little time.. to show you what to remove ... its happened too many time in my hosta beds.. and i used to run out there.. and cause more problems.. than just leaving them ken ps: the worst year.. was when after a month of recovery.. they were obliterated a second time ... |
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| "Give them time to show you what to remove." PERFECT! |
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| Agree. Just leave them be for right now, give them some time to recover and then remove what is necessary to trim. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 7:49
| hey rhiz.. even a blind nut finds a squirrel once in a while.. eh.. lol .. ken |
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- Posted by susanzone5 z5NY (My Page) on Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 20:10
| Damage to a plant, from hail, pruning, bugs, etc., causes it to release growth hormones, so waiting is good. |
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- Posted by susanzone5 z5NY (My Page) on Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 20:11
| Damage to a plant, from hail, pruning, bugs, etc., causes it to release growth hormones, so waiting is good. |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, Jun 4, 13 at 12:38
| Agreed, good advice. I might check today for any pieces that are wilting, snapped off, while they could still likely be propagated. Leaves still firmly attached, even with holes, are likely still serving the plant so I wouldn't be in a hurry to remove those unless there are many others. So sorry you got pelted!! We all have nightmares about that. |
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