Bumping this old thread, as I ran across an even older thread searching for something else, with posts by @fusionpower, Carolyn, and myself:
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Then I recalled that we had a late frost here on May 26 last year, it affected about 3/4 of my garden, including Tomatoes and peppers. I lost a few, but was able to save some by "washing the frost off" with a sprinkler can. Some plants looked very sad for several days, some bit the dust, but three Heshpoles survived without damage.
This wasn't "lower 20's freeze", merely frost on leaf surfaces more than an inch or two above the warm soil. Part of the garden is in the lee shadow of a building and was exempt.
But the cross that Darryl observed in 2007 or so seems to exhibit some degree of frost tolerance and seems to have passed into what he shared with me.
Thank you, Darryl.
Each plant produces about 10 like this, 2 or 3 larger, and like most, delivers a few smaller fruits late in the season. These need a few more days.
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