Roots and Shoots

Finally getting towards the end of the carrots.  These have been left in the ground, but covered with straw, throughout the winter.

Also covered with straw - but only recently -  rhubarb.  The bin went on in February, but I had plenty of straw doing nothing.

Another overwintered crop, but one not requiring any protection, is Jerusalem artichoke. These reached 10ft high and were chopped down in two stages.  First to about 6ft  to protect them from wind damage, and then to two foot after the frost had killed off the tops.  The yield is phenomenal - at least twenty fold.  There's only one problem: the limit to the number of times you can serve up artichoke soup before rebellion sets in.

Jerusalem artechokes

 The autumn sown broad beans failed, but these autumn sown onions look like they have survived and have started growing away!

Japanese Onions

That puts me in mind of an old song....