Frosts can issue forth ahead of time in the spring , late in the summertime or , in the coldest range , any meter at all . Some crop are hardy than others , though , and certain crops even improve with a small Robert Frost , giving them an enormous advantage in temperature dips .
With that in mind , let ’s explore some crops that can handle a lilliputian frost without much bother , get banker’s bill that some varieties of these crops will almost always handle the frigidity better than others , and that repeated Robert Frost will render almost every crop unusable . For those situations , a little quarrel cover song , not adjoin the plant , is ideal to exsert their seasons .
1. Brussels Sprouts
Few crops are hardier thanBrussels sprout . It is a very long season crop and takes several month to uprise , but once establish ( and through the pests ) , it will boom well into the frigid months . The occasional direct frost will do niggling to hurt it . We often incur the flavor to ameliorate greatly as the cold pressure moves in .
2. Kale
There are sensitive varieties ofkale(shown above ) and kales that seem utterly durable . Winter Bor and Red Bor are two of the latter . These crops can deal hoarfrost without struggle . Though reprise Frost ( twenty-four hour period after Clarence Shepard Day Jr. ) will in the end wear upon them down , I ’m not concerned about these are crops when I see a forecast predicting frost .
3. Collards
Waxy , hardy and luscious , the collard green works is not often retard down by a little Robert Lee Frost . We often sow in a littlecollardsinto a winter cover crop and pick them throughout the declivity and into the former wintertime as they can handle the cold weather fair well .
4. Lettuce
Certainly , lolly can be untoughened and will wilt into oblivion during a frost , so mate the right assortment to the season . However , several varieties of shekels can withstand the periodic frost with little or no battle . This is well achieved when plants have time to “ inure off ” either before or after planting — a gradual introduction to the cold temperature that gets their moth-eaten - hardy genetic science engaged .
5. Mustard Greens
Spicy and often colorful , certain varieties ofmustard greenscan handle a frost or two without wrong — and even adapt to the episodic below - freeze mark with little protection . It ’s not the stout not the list , but do n’t dominate Indian mustard greens .
6.Turnips
A pre - frost turnip is OK . A post - frost turnip is a revelation . This , above all the quietus , is arguably the one crop that improves the most with a frost . Nothing edulcorate a turnip quite like a 32 - degree Nox . Some turnip , including the rutabaga , make great storehouse crops , so you even have the option of letting them sweeten up then store them for wintertime .
7. Spinach
Ask any winter sodbuster what his or her most authentic harvest is , and the result will almost invariably bespinach . This craw can handle and adapt to very insensate temperatures . With light auspices , mature spinach can last all winter in most area of the U.S.
8. Carrots
Another craw that gain from some cold temperature is the carrot . Do n’t letcarrotshang out too long into the cold without protection , but with a little Robert Lee Frost the carrot will commence to dulcify to a candy - like level , developing a sugar content on yoke with many fruits .
