The Promise Of Things To Come

Since my first days as an agronomist, I have enjoyed this time of year with all the crops are at their best. Sadly I also know only too well, that a good looking crop does not necessarily mean a good yielding crop.
We have high hopes for the veggies - let's hope we are not going to be disappointed!
We were late planting our tates, so they are not quite ready for harvesting. The flower buds are there, but still tightly shut.
Lettuce, rocket and spinach have been feeding us for weeks; Red Beet is not far off giving us the first few baby roots; carrots and parsnips doing well; Broad Beans are just beginning to pod, leeks and cabbages are romping away. The first of the runners are just about at the top of the poles with the first flowers just beginning to show red buds. The first Courgettes are now about an inch long.
I guess to many this all sounds late, but up here in the hills, ours are as far ahead as most in the village.