It may seem odd but ice itself sometimes can protect crops from frost! Some growers (11) spray their crops with water on a freezing night. Water freezes quickly on the plant and then a strange thing happens. (12) ice stays wet, it can’t get colder than 32 degrees, a (13) many plants can stand. If the ice ever became entirely frozen and dry, it might drop many degrees lower, ruining the plants. But by continually spraying water on the ice, the growers keep it from going below 32 degrees even if the air is much (14) This may frustrate Jack Frost, but it saves the plants. This strange kind of "ice blanket" works only on plants that are (15) enough to stand the weight of frozen spray.