Er baute viel Kartoffeln, und seine Kartoffeln blühten, wie Ljewin auf der Fahrt gesehen hatte, schon ab und setzten an, während Ljewins eigene erst im Aufblühen waren.
He had planted many potatoes which had already flowered and were forming fruit, as Levin had noticed when passing the fields on the way, while Levin's own potatoes were just beginning to flower.