winter harvest
Frost-tolerant field yield
Winter harvest refers to crops gathered during the coldest months, typically root vegetables, winter squashes, and cold-hardy greens that either mature late in the season or store well through frost.
The phrase also describes the practice of harvesting from cold frames or overwintered plantings: We're still getting kale from the winter harvest.
Figuratively, it can suggest reaping rewards from earlier efforts during a fallow period.
- frostThin ice coating
- squashFlatten by pressure
- root vegetablesEdible underground plant parts
- root cellarUnderground food storage chamber
- pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
parsnip · kale · turnip · canning · preserve · cold storage · apple · cider · hearty · cold frame · abundance · farm stand · hay bale · gathering · late autumn · cellar · bushel · rutabaga
- harvestreaping, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap, gathering
- cabbage industrybok choy, red cabbage
winter harvestsummer harvest
Gathering crops in warmth
summer bounty · spring harvest · autumn harvest · fall harvest
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