Any new ideas on Hail Protection ?

greenthumbomaha · March 8, 2021

I got another new roof last year, my car was totaled , etc - who knows if this year will be super active again. I put chicken wire on top of my 4 cherry tomato plants in concrete wire cages and wrapped the upper half in black weed cloth. What a project that was, and I left the chicken wire on too long and couldn't get in there to pick. Doing that 20X more would have been back breaking.

I'd be interested to see/hear how others are taking precautions as our weather gets more extreme. I've got my tomatoes started but will likely start a smaller selection of back ups in about a month.

Lisa

March 8, 2021	#1
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	Any new ideas on Hail Protection ? I got another new roof last year, my car was totaled , etc - who knows if this year will be super active again. I put chicken wire on top of my 4 cherry tomato plants in concrete wire cages and wrapped the upper half in black weed cloth. What a project that was, and I left the chicken wire on too long and couldn't get in there to pick. Doing that 20X more would have been back breaking. I'd be interested to see/hear how others are taking precautions as our weather gets more extreme. I've got my tomatoes started but will likely start a smaller selection of back ups in about a month. Lisa