“What’s cold hardy enough to go in as soon as the ground warms?”
Kale
Carrots
Spinach
Leeks
Collards
Parsnips
Lettuce
Cabbage
Turnips
Swiss Chard
Check your frost-free date for your planting zone and follow these charts from Square Foot Gardening for seed starting in advance, or direct seed sowing. I’ve referred to the book for years and it’s never let me down!
https://squarefootgardening.org/2019/03/planting-chart-cheat-sheets/
These charts from Botanical Interests are also very helpful. Printable PDF Files:
https://www.botanicalinterests.com/product/Sowing-Guides
“What’s cold hardy enough to go in as soon as the ground warms?”
Thank you Diana!
Rutabagas! Sort of cabbage root, sort of Turnip root!
(One Suggested use! Slice thin & make strips to use as vegetable noodles for your soups!)
Diana, we had a foot of snow, for 4 days, completely covering my garden mache, red Russian kale, and beets.
They all survived 100% intact with zero frost damage.
My collards and Italian kale looked sad but as soon as it got above freezing they rallied.
I think because it never got “icy/slushy then frozen, those tender greens did ok.
My greenhouse update.....55% humidity with the dehumidifier going, heater battled the snow and cold keeping the greenhouse above 55 at night and mid 60s daytime.
Cherokee purples have popped (some,l cosmos and blue Larkspur.
I read that the hot peppers plants prefer a humidity level about 60-65% but I don’t want to risk a spike in humidity levels and get a darn fungus issue again this year.
I am out of town for 2 weeks and have left the greenhouse in the care of my bride who knows zero about gardening so prayers are being accepted.