I'm in Zone 6A and the forecast for the Monday night low is 13 F. I took advantage of warmer weather today and harvested the remainder of my carrots (about a bushel including the tops). I also harvested three savoy cabbages.
We don't get enough snow to help with insulation. I could have covered the carrots with straw, but in the past that hasn't worked all that well to keep the ground from freezing, either. The carrots don't seem to be fazed by the frozen ground, but of course I can't harvest them then, either.
The deer will be sorely disappointed that there are no more carrot tops to munch on.
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--Ruth
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