It’s such a sinking feeling to have one’s garden pummeled by hail especially for farmers who lost crops.
Anyways in a few days to a week you’ll probably get a good idea what is salvageable or not. It never looks pretty after the storm but in a few weeks, it’ll be kind of normal again.
Damaged leaves can still function, just not as well as they once did. Don’t trim them immediately. Give the plant a chance to grow new leaves and draw nutrients out of the old leaves before trimming. A half of a leaf is better than no leaf.
For tomatoes, start using a fungicide spray because their wounds and torn leaves will let fungi into their system like late blight.
With damaged flowers, you may be able to trim back the top leaves, which bore the brunt of the weather damage, to reveal less damaged leaves below.
It is a good idea to fertilize your plants, which will help them to grow new leaves. Be sure to stay on top of watering, especially any plants that were severely damaged. An addition of 2 to 3 inches of mulch will also benefit these plants.
We lost most of our fruit tree fruit to a late frost. June was non-stop rain; July brings heat and hail. How the season will finish is anyone’s guess.