Plant hardiness

Vegetable Garden Plant Hardiness
ByStephen Albert

Hardiness or cold-hardiness is a term used to denote a plant’s ability to withstand cold temperatures. Cold-hardiness commonly specifies the minimum temperature to which a plant can be exposed and still be able to resume growing. At the end of the growing season, tender and very tender vegetables must be protected from cold or they…

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Hardy, Half-Hardy, and Tender Vegetable Crops
ByStephen Albert

Hardy is a term used to describe a plant’s ability to survive in a specific climate zone—even through the cold of winter. Commonly gardeners use the term “hardy” to describe a plant that can survive a freeze, frost, or cold snap. Half-hardy is a term used to describe plants that can survive only limited or…

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