Our lowest temperature in November 2018 so far was 18 degrees according to the thermostat. I left some turnips without protection and some with and the ones without were killed backed to the roots but still survived. The turnips with protection had greens live but showed some damage on tips of ones on the outside. In Kansas I grew up around winter crops such as winter wheat that we used to graze cows on when the grass was dead. We grow early spring crops such as lettuce, carrots, spinach, potatoes, mustard, collards, cabbage, and peas. My grandpa taught me to grow garlic and other crops such as walking onions used in soups in the spring when I was still a small boy. He loved alliums. Started growing Jerusalem artichokes about 10 years ago I think. Very impressive what others are growing and how they are growing it. I think of these cold crops as being to cold loving for warm places and yet people are growing them which is amazing! Warm weather can be a friend and an enemy which we know well in Kansas when our lettuce turns bitter by May 1st due to hot weather. The English were avid gardeners and zone stretchers and used and do use glass cloches like this picture from the internet to grow lettuce and other things. Hot houses and cold frames are other tricks I see a few people using
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