Cold sensitivity

  Freezing point
(°C)
Susceptibility
to freezing
Chilling
sensitivity
Display on ice?
Asian leafy - buk choy -0.2 High - Tick
Asian leafy - choy sum -0.2 High - Tick
Asian leafy − gai lan -0.2 High - Tick
Asian leafy − pak choy -0.2 High - Tick
Asian leafy − wombok -0.9 Moderate Low Tick
Baby spinach -0.3 High - Cross 
Beans -0.5 High High Cross 
Broccoli -0.6 Moderate - Tick
Brussels sprout -0.8 Low - Tick
Cabbage -0.9 Low - Tick
Capsicum − green -0.7 Moderate Moderate Cross 
Capsicum − red -0.7 Moderate Low Cross 
Carrot -1.4 Low - Tick
Cauliflower -0.8 Moderate - Tick
Celery -0.5 High - Tick
Cucumber – green field -0.5 Moderate High Cross 
Cucumber − Lebanese -0.5 Moderate High Cross 
Eggplant -0.8 Moderate High Cross 
Green onions -0.7 Moderate - Tick
Kale -0.5 High Tick
Leek -0.9 Low Tick
Lettuce − hearting -0.2 High Tick
Lettuce − loose leaf -0.2 High Cross 
Parsnip -0.9 Low Tick
Pea, edible pod -0.6 Moderate Tick
Pumpkin -0.8 Low Moderate Cross 
Rocket -0.2 High Cross 
Silverbeet -0.8 Moderate Tick
Squash (pattypan) -0.5 Moderate High Cross 
Sweet corn -0.6 Moderate Tick
Sweetpotato -1.3 Low High Cross 
Zucchini -0.5 Moderate High Cross 

 

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