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Cool Season Vegetable Crops (Spring & Fall): Facts and Planting - Revised 2016

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Cool Season Vegetable Crops (Spring & Fall) A  Mix of Cool Weather Vegetables: The Rusted Garden Please Visit The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seed and Garden Shop What Makes A  Vegetable a Cool Weather Vegetable? The cell structures of vegetables differ in that some vegetables have  plant cells that will burst if they freeze or encounter even a light frost.. Cool  weather vegetables tend to have the ability to freeze without cell  damage. They are designed for the cooler temperatures. The cells can freeze and defrost in the sun with out damage to the plant leaf. When a extend cold comes that will freeze the roots or area where the roots meet the stem, that is when the plant usually dies or is damaged. So you have a lot of time to grow cool season vegetables! Fully Frozen and Survived: The Rusted Garden Cool season vegetables prefer the cooler weather. This group of  vegetables grows best and tastes their best with 50 degree (F)  nights and 60-70 degree (F) days. Cool weather vegetables