Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Asparagus

The asparagus in the perennial bed sprouted early. I assumed it was the black compost drawing in the sun, warming the earth earlier than usual. There's another bunch yet to come that doesn't have fresh compost and wood chips yet.

I went to see if there were any early arrivals in the garden patch (outside the garden fence), and was I ever surprised.

I left two stalks behind that were far too branchy to cut, and debated a couple of these as well. First fresh asparagus of the year, and earlier than the rhubarb for the first time ever. Wonderful!
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  1. herdogMay 23, 2012 at 11:07 PM

    I think you'll have to mix those with some dandylions green to feed your crew. hee hee

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    1. WendyMay 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM

      lol. definitely. And some mushrooms, green peppers, broccoli... I think we'll make a stir fry. Yummy!

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  2. LindaMay 24, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    I just bought asparagus plants that look nothing like that...hmmmm. Mine look like air ferns. I cannot wait until I have asparagus in my yard/buckets!

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    1. WendyMay 25, 2012 at 7:41 AM

      Linda, when I started asparagus from seed it started out that way. Very airy and fern like. I'm not sure if it was the species (Isla), the sex, or just the age of the plants. My youngest asparagus up right now is three years old. I do have a patch of crowns I put in last year that isn't up yet, and a spot where I put in more seed last year, but I haven't seen any growth there.

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