I've grown these 5 vegetables all summer, and I've never had such enormous yields – what to grow if you want copious crops

Blue painted garden chair with blue painted vegetable trug filled with courgettes, some in flower, surrounded by pots of herbs and lettuce leaves .

My vegetable patch is packed with produce at the moment. This summer has been bountiful as there's been a real breakthrough with my vegetable growing combined with some great weather that has helped things along. One of the main differences is that I've discovered which varieties are best to get the biggest yields.

The veg plot is prolific with all sorts of varieties but there have been a few that really stand out. We all know that courgettes and tomatoes, for example, are prolific croppers once they get going but what I've discovered is that there are particular varieties which not only crop better but also have more flavor.