Vegetables that can survive a polar vortex:
| leeks, lettuce, and Brussels sprouts | 
| and possibly fava beans | 
| more lettuce | 
| spinach | 
| and more spinach | 
| onions | 
| more leeks and Brussels sprouts | 
| makeshift cold frame | 
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| cold frame carrots and scallions | 
| mache aka corn salad | 
| kale and tat soi | 
| kale--the wilting is from heat, not cold | 
| collards |