Hail - awful damage from weekend storm... Any advice on how to help recovery?

Hi all

It's the first year of gardening for me (after a long hiatus). I've got lots of different berries in, some fruit trees, rhubarb, courgettes, sprouting broccoli, various beans. And lots of different herbs.

On Saturday we were hit by a major hailstorm. Stones the size of 10 pence pieces came down so hard that they were hitting the ground and bouncing back up 6 foot+.

I'm sure the cold didn't do my plants any favours. But much worse was the amount of shredding and snapage the plants and leaves have suffered. It was gutting to see a few months of hard work and £200-£300+ obliterated in 20 minutes.

Anyhow, enough of the sob story! I wondered if anyone has any advice as to how I can help my fruit and veg recover. Will any particular plant food/treatment/fertiliser be the most effective? Should I remove shredded leaves or just those that have snapped? Any other advice or words of wisdom?

Would really appreciate any help anyone can offer.

Many thanks

Max

 

@Max Dread
I would tidy up, trim back damaged shoots, remove damaged fruits and put canes in to support things knocked down or bent over and then wait for a week and see how things recover. you may be pleasantly surprised especially if you get a few warm days.
Although a lot of the berries will have been lost and top fruit damaged the basic framework of the plants should be intact.
Rhubarb should come back ok next year, sprouting broccoli will be alright if not completely snapped off.
The fast growing things like courgettes and the beans will put on new growth and flowers over the next few weeks so long as growing tips and stems are intact.
I would just treat things as normal with regard to feeding and watering.

 

Cant think any kind of special feeding is going to do much.
Just let nature take its course.