Re: Vegetables.
Good : Runner beans, tomatoes, potatoes, parsley, chamomile, basil, peas.
Rubbish : beetroot, brussels sprouts
The key this year was position of the beans and tomatoes in a place that was not exposed and in pots stacked on two tiers of bricks to put the slugs off.
Still lots of things went to seed, the rocket for a start. Apparently you can eat the flowers but it's nicer just to look at them.