Polar Vortex Veggies

[Meadowlark]

Three consecutive days and nights with lows in mid twentys and highs in upper thirties...the Polar Vortex effect.

I have long had a theory that plants raised in highly nutrient dense soil free of synthetic chemicals have more tolerance for cold than otherwise. My theory is holding through this Polar Vortex...pictures taken today at 33 deg. F after three sub freezing nights.

No row covers, no protection at all...


Red Cabbage and Brussels sprouts

Cauliflower

Carrots

Broccoli

Curly Kale

 

[Meadowlark]

More evidence...Polar Vortex veggies today

Lettuce

Radish by the hundreds unfazed

Hundreds of onions in an 80 ft row thriving

Turnips, literally thousands, going strong

 

[Meadowlark]

The point I'm trying to make is that many healthy veggies do just fine at sub freezing temps, especially if the soil is right, and one can extend their gardening season by selectively growing these veggies.