Snow is a good insulator, and protects vegetables in the garden from the cold and frost.
sprouts in snow
To protect vegetables plants from extreme drops in temperature they can be covered with:
- mulch
- polythene sheets
cover-soil
- horticultural fleece
- layers of newspaper – 12 or more sheets, held down with compost or mulch
- cloches
cloche
- conifer branches – In Switzerland they cover leeks with conifer branches. The branches will hold the snow off the leek leaves, so that they are not knocked down & squashed by the snow. Warm air pockets will form in the dense conifer branches, which will protect the plants from the frost
- polytunnel
polytunnel
Watch out for pigeons! If the snow settles, and stays for a while, pigeons will come into the garden to feed on the brassicas, like Brussels sprouts. It is safer to net the sprouts, so that the pigeons will be kept off them if they do visit the garden.
Snow protects vegetables in the Garden, and with a little thought the vegetables can be protected from extremes of cold.
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