Tomatoes, peppers and aubergines

With the weather in recent weeks improving so much I have been able to get outside a little more without sinking into deep, slippery mud.  For that is what my clay soil turns into after weeks of rain.  But with the Grow Your Own season very much upon us, it has been great to be able to get out there and plant seed potatoes, garlic and onions and to find myself with clutches of seedlings and small plants just dying (well, not literally!) to get out there and into the garden. 
Not all the soil preparation was achieved, it was simply too wet, but enough forking in of manure and compost has taken place for the crops to grow away well as soon as they are out there, and some early vegetables are already perking up noticeably.  Most are covered with small bell cloches to keep off the contrastingly cold nights...but already I can almost taste the flavours and savour the textures of French beans, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, beetroot, carrots, spinach, courgettes, sweetcorn and buttery-fresh lettuce.  It's almost enough to make a woman give up chocolate!!