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tand frost and should be picked immediately prior to heavy frosts. Store the vegetables in a refrigerator until needed for eating or processing.
Cool-season crops, such as cabbage, cauliflower, peas, broccoli and brussels sprouts can withstand some cold’ in fart, their flavor is often enhanced after a frost. They cannot stay in the garden all winter, but do not need to be picked immediately wheif frost comes.
Kale, spinach, evergreen bunching onion, lettuce, parsley, parsnip, carrot and salsify are crops that may survive all winter in your garden. Mulch overwintering vegetables with eight inches of coarse organic matter to prevent soil heaving dut to frost. Most of these vegetables can be dug or picked as needed throughout winter into early spring.
The average dates of the first killing frost in your area can be obtained from you local Virginia Cooperative Extension agent. Although these average dates can be used to determine when the first freeze is expected, weather systems and local conditions largely determine the exact date.
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