All that snow talk got me thinking about all the snow we have had this year, and something I did to spite the weather. I grew Asian greens under cover all winter, including some very cold spells (I know...not to Amy and those in the mountains!). Every time one of those extended low temp. forecasts came, I uncovered it completely (normally, I just reached under and cut what I needed), and harvested what I could, leaving a few untouched, to see how they would survive. The only time I had any that died off was after the 1-21 harvest, when we had a 4º low, and 12º high, and it stayed in the teens for several days, before a 12" snow added some insulation! That didn't melt until just before my latest uncover, on 2-17.
Here is a
slideshow of all those greens, showing how they just kept growing all winter! The kohlrabi didn't grow much, but didn't seem to be phased my the cold, either. The mizuna, komatsuna, and tatsoi were the ones that fared the best, and kept growing back, after cutting.
Dave