I just read that last week, its very interesting, and makes great reading. Bear

I could never get the page to load for me off that link. It would just churn and never load. I googled and found a link that would load. Reading it now. Here is a link that might be useful: 100 year hotbed

My fig tree is in 4th year and growing well. This year it went from 4 feet to 8 feet and produced many figs in late Oct. I have covered it in past years. Should I do the same each year? If so what can I use to cover such a large plant? It is in the south east corner of my home in a boxed out alcove, protected on 2 sides, with two 3' other plants in front of it. What do you think. Thank you.

grymntl thank you for the additional links. I really liked the second link, which makes for a good introduction for beginners like myself. Here are a couple more articles I ran across in the last week. Garden Beans Offer Year-Round Source of Great Flavor, Nutrition My Legume Love Affair - A Third Helping - Some Nice Recipes Fresh Peanuts Greasy Beans In The Blue Ridge Mountains Bill Best Article, and new to me description of people like us, "bean stock neophytes" Cradle of Hope Greasy Beans & Garlic Shades of My Childhood Nice Looking recipes Beans: A History & My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping Enjoy! Dean