What's the damage?

Results after the early season abnormally cold hit! Some things died. Some things survived. Most look dead but at closer glance just the outside and bigger leaves died while the small inside leafs were just partially damaged, these plants should resume growth in late winter.

Many of the semi-hardy cover crop (oats, favas) were planted a bit to soon and the result was large lush plants that are less hardy. Ideally you want small youngish plants that are close to the ground and can be covered and insulated easily by snow. Its somewhat counter-intuitive, but many times the bigger plants are less cold resistant.

But enough babble, here are the results:

Spinach is happy and hardy.



The turnips are somewhat hardy but the roots are done growing so its harvest time.

 The big outside leaves died but the plant should still be fine and regrow.

Cilantro is ok.

 Kale is happy, I swear there are new leaves since the last time I looked.... impossible!!

  The favas are dead, the oats maybe will grow more, we'll see...

The overwintering broccoli looks fine.

And the vetch and rye could care less if its cold.