Harvesting begins in September and October with the early varieties of sorghum.

Carrots use cloches for the earliest varieties; sow the same variety every 2-3 weeks through the season.

Growers say the baby Vidalias are an early variety.

They were larger, denser and richer in flavor than the earlier variety - a definite step up.

César is an early budding variety, which makes it very vulnerable to frost in Burgundy.

Nevertheless, it is an early maturing variety well suited to the long ripening period of a northern wine region.

One such is Epicure, an early variety particularly popular in Scotland.

It is an early variety with moderate to low yields, typically harvested and available in shops by mid May.

However, there was no outstanding early and midseason variety of sweet orange generally adapted to the climate.

Meteor is a first early variety and overwinters well.