Holy cats, that was a nice storm last night. 100 MPH gusts have flattened my 12in tall tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage.
This morning I straightened them out by propping them up with a little dirt or straw.
What is the best way to straighten these plants? Will they straighten themselves? should I just toss the ones that can't fix themselves? Have I just re-decimated my entire crop?
Plants are more hardy than we give them credit for. Try giving them a little support and see if they catch on in a week. Usually for tomatoes, a cage like this is necessary to provide support for the plant when growing and also when it bears fruit. All of mine have one similar to this and they really like it.
Similarly for cauliflowers/broccoli, giving some form of support should bring them back to life. Also, it is important that you provide support as soon as possible, before the plant starts drying out at the broken places. There is a higher chance of it surviving the lesser you wait.
Lastly, as a disclaimer: I have never experienced a storm, so I don't know the scale of destruction you're talking about :)
I don't have any experience with the others, but I would use stakes (canes) for the tomatoes. We find we need to stake tomatoes and peppers when they reach the 1-2ft range, anyway.
