During the recent heat wave I managed to get myself across the field and to the allotment by 7.30 a.m. It was wonderful up there – full of birdsong and humming bugs and bees. (Note to self: must do this more often). All the vegetables were flowering full blast, and so instead of watering and weeding, I started taking photos.
The courgette (zucchini) plants had broken out into multiple suns – each one big as a dinner plate.
And then I spotted the potato flowers – I think they’re the French salad variety called ratte. (I couldn’t locate my plant label for spud leaves). Anyway aren’t they rather lovely?
Then behind the potatoes the runner bean flowers were busy making the first beans of the season (thank you bees):
And behind my polytunnel the Lark sweet corn was tasseling:
So much excitement up at the allotment, and all before breakfast. Who’d’ve thought it.
P.S. This post was inspired not only by my vegetables, but also by Jithin at Mundane Monday #69, and Jude’s edible Garden Challenge. Please visit them for more inspiration and some very excellent photography.
Tish Farrell 
Gorgeous, Tish. Some truly lvely photos. Those sweetcorn plants with the blue sky behind – it’s some tropical jungle, not an English allotment, surely? 🙂
It definitely does want to be a jungle. I’m having problems containing it 🙂
Looks like it, Tish! 🙂
Indeed, the garden gives us too many choices to admire. Enjoyed your images. I also am out in the garden very early. Our temps yesterday had a heat index of 106 degrees and counting.
Ooh, that’s too hot, Sally. We’re back to temperate temps here
My green-fingered efforts this year have not proved as successful as I’d expected. I sincerely hope I can produce a decent crop of at least some vegetables next season; before I turn into one!
It’s always a case of try, try again, Ark, and I’ve been gardening since I was knee-high to a grasshopper or some such.
Probably why you still look so youthful, too.
Mucking about in the dirt is obviously good for you!
Definitely spend much of my time being very dirty. That’s why you can’t see the wrinkles 🙂
You have no idea how difficult it is for me not to wander down that path!
But this is a genteel conversation so ….
🙂
So restrained, Ark. Such a gentleman 🙂
My Father instilled into me that early morning was the best time of day…and I still believe that. Wonderful pics…and it looks like you have lots of good produce to come…..janet:)
Much eating will be done – slugs and snails allowing 🙂
As I have said many times before…I would love to be your next door neighbour….:)
That really would be a very lovely prospect, Janet 🙂
Oh, marvellous! I’ll just come over when it’s grown and select some fresh produce to cook 😉
Yay! Pick-your-own. And you will be most welcome, Sue.
Thanks, Tish….120 miles drive!! 😀😀
We need one of Amazon’s experimental delivery drones 🙂
😊
I live in a bizarre world when a growing zucchini can make me homesick! Magnificent portraits.
Oh dear, Meg. Didn’t want that to happen. Your roving life is full of interest but must have its consequences. I feel as if you’re on a one year diplomatic mission. We found the more we were away from home, the more difficult it was to return.
Very exciting for you, TIsh. Anything but mundane. 🙂
Cheers, Sylvia.
Delightful and in no way mundane!
Thanks, Gilly 🙂
Oh, your courgette flowers are gorgeous. So have you eaten any yet? And I’d love to grow beans. I like beans.
Had the first courgettes yesterday, though rather short and chunky compared to the huge flowers. It’s maybe not too late for beans in your neck of the woods if you could get some plants. There may still be some about at a nursery?
Ab Fab! I have a glass of white to hand. It’ll go perfectly with those gorgeous courgettes Tish. Cheers xx
Love those sunshine yellow flowers. I love pumpkin flowers too. They look like they’ve all captured a piece of sunshine.
Yes it’s almost as if one thing leads to another – sun gathered in, then squash emerges very soon after. Garden magic.
Gorgeous photos! It must have been so lovely there in the early morning.
Alison
early mornings are nearly always the best part of the day, but still I manage to miss most of them despite note to self 🙂
Yeah me too.
These blooms are beautiful, Tish. As gardeners, our attention is often so fixated on the vegetables that we sometimes overlook the blossoms. Thanks for pointing a few of them out to us.
Beautiful, thanks for sharing 🙂
Many thanks.
Let’s ‘ear it for the courgette – sorry, the best I could do 😉
Oh, you!
Love courgette flowers!
As soon as I get to my summer small house , I fill my kitchen with plenty of them , held in big glasses….(before I fry them!)
…as always, beautiful pics and read!
That’s a lovely image – glasses of courgette flowers 🙂
Great images.
What a delightful set of blooms! The courgette flowers are standouts. Love them equally in the form of fritters 🙂
Fritters – yum 🙂 Cheers, Madhu.
Lovely collection from the nature. Looks like a very lovely day. Thank you for joining again.
So much excitement indeed! How wonderful you have this allotment, Tish. And even better that you work there so diligently 🙂 I’m hoping to dig at my father’s place in Finland shortly. He has a great little vegetable & berry garden.
I’ll think of you digging in Finland, Tiny 🙂 And good on your dad to still have his garden. I seem to remember that he has great elder status.
Taking photos must be more fun than watering and weeding. This is the first time I see a potato flower. Do you prepare courgette flower? We used to fry it, but now I don’t remember the last time I saw it at the market. Vibrant captures full of sunshine!