When I was a child, one of the regular rituals of spring was the search for asparagus. Balmy days in May would find us peering among the weeds along the fence rows at the edge of the garden, pasture, or road, looking for those elusive little green spears. A thick patch of house lilies grew … Read more
No other early spring vegetable has as much food value as asparagus. Plant a stand in your garden, and enjoy years of good, nutritious eating. Far too few home gardeners grow asparagus in their gardens. Perhaps they are unaware of the food value contained in this early vegetable. Benefits Of Asparagus One cup of green … Read more
When we moved our vegetable garden 20 years ago to its present and permanent location, we luckily kept our asparagus bed going in the old garden. I say luckily because the asparagus bed in the new garden turned out to be a complete flop. We bought two-year-old roots, and the next spring, there was no … Read more