The transcript from the YouTube video, "10 Cold-Hardy Crops You Can Grow Through the Winter," focuses on instructing gardeners on how to cultivate various vegetables that can withstand cold temperatures, sometimes with minimal or no covering. The content emphasizes that growing plants in winter requires selecting cold-hardy varieties and ensuring plants are established before the coldest weather arrives. Specific crops discussed include kale, sorrel, lettuce, tatsoi, carrots, spinach, Swiss chard, claytonia, arugula, mustard greens, parsley, and cilantro, often noting the minimum temperatures each can tolerate and suggesting methods like mulching or using row covers to extend the growing season. The host also recommends planting some items in containers so they can be moved indoors, enabling a continuous harvest of fresh produce even in deep winter.