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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Weather Extremes Perplex the Plants

Hail storms in cactus country!
May 15th, Puebla - A lot of gardening is simply trial and error to find out what works best under the particular conditions on your patch. The effects of the rooftop's exposure to the elements continues to surprise me. A recent hailstorm came in sideways and ripped up the seedling bed. Birds also picked out some of the seeds before they had a chance to germinate. The hail also left cold burn marks on the leaves of some plants and tore others completely apart.