23/3/2021

Today's allotment job was to dig up the Jerusalem artichokes. The great thing about these is that they can produce a crop with virtually no effort but they are also invasive, so I grow them in a bed surrounded by paths and sheeted down areas to help prevent them escaping, and also try to clear them completely every other year and just replant a couple of tubers. This time last year, though, my wrist was in plaster as I broke it just before the first lockdown, so I didn't get round to clearing the bed, and this time after three years there were absolutely loads, rapidly heading to the bed's edges and probably thinking about doing a Steve McQueen. 

These are just a fraction of what came up, roasted to put in the freezer. I've also made soup and have some set aside to make an artichoke and potato gratin at the weekend.