asparagus

[CrealCritter]

Our co-op has asparagus root crowns and they are pretty decent looking... $25 for 25 in a bunch... so I think that is reasonable... I might go on and get one bunch... Have to see what kind they are... would get a year ahead... and still do some seeds.

That sounds reasonable and like you said it'll jump a year.

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[flowerbug]

eating it fresh is the best, i don't even like it cooked much at all, just heated through, no mush for me please. however, i'll also eat it if it is mushy if i have to...

 

[CrealCritter]

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[R2elk]

Picked these last night to save them from freezing. It got down to 23⁰F this morning.

 

[CrealCritter]

Picked these last night to save them from freezing. It got down to 23⁰F this morning.
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Those look delicious

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[R2elk]

Those look delicious

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They were but not as good as if I had cooked them immediately instead of waiting until the next day.

 

[murphysranch]

Nibble them right there in the garden!!!

 

[CrealCritter]

Again FB asked me "can I mow the asparagus? I'll mow it as high as I can get the deck" My answer: Please don't mow the asparagus until the ferns die back, or else it'll die or loose vigor. I'll let you know when it's OK.

So the powerful itch to mow the asparagus continues

This is the asparagus row, some of the ferns are a good 7 foot tall and swaying in the wind. And this spring we get to harvest at will She'll be happy she didn't mow it because she's been waiting for golden rod for tea. You can see there's some golden rod growing along with the asparagus. I guess she didn't see the golden rod. Then she'll be happy again this spring because she'll get eat some tasty martha washington asparagus.

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[Mini Horses]

That's a huge row of asparagus!!!

 

[CrealCritter]

That's a huge row of asparagus!!!

We'll keep it 4 x 100 foot with the mower. But to just think... it all started with a couple packets of small dead seeds. I can only imagine what the root mass looks like under ground.

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