Hay BayMule, amazing phenomenon those trees around my forest clearing. Ya know how that with no trees and flat land days are shorter in winter than in summer? Wellp, when ya have tall trees to the south, in summer ya have just about full length days, but by november to about February the direct sun goes to a few slowly moving sunny spots. So, yea, I have plenty of sun, and at least this year, it was not frost that ended my season, nor deer getting in, but the lack of sun ended the season.
On the other hand, my tyfon holland (turnip) greens are growing huge and lush, my watermelon winter radishes are totally loving life, tasty and mild, and my round red turnips are delicious raw. I have a volunteer probably all crossed up cauliflower that's growing despite my having pulled the others. Getting curious what it's gonna be. Growing like it has hybrid vigor. It may be cauliflower that crossed with purple sprouting broccoli, or the mixed green broccoli that crossed with one of the others. Ya see, I had one of each flowering way back, and they don't self pollinate, so should all be crossed and mixed...a cool thing in my estimation. All parts are edible. All aphids are gone, toast for the winter i guess.
Maybe make dried green beans? I think they are called "leather britches" and are strung on a string or heavy thread and hung up to dry...........hmmmmm.........might have to try that just for fun. 
Oh! Wait, I did sorta can some, in soup! I canned tomatoes, yellow and zuchinni squash, onion and green beans. Have eaten the soup and it all was good. Just haven't canned the beans by themselves.
