Asparagras roots

[Srgnt Billko]

Received 60 asparagras roots today - let the gardening begin.

[JL]

I think I figgered it out: Sarge is starting a brothel....that's some kind of subliminal advertising yore doing..."chicks" and "roots" and "gardening".

;-)

[Eggs Zachtly]

Cool, Sarge. =) How old are they?

[Srgnt Billko]

The box says 1 yo. Can you trust it ?

[Eggs Zachtly]

Give it a few years before you harvest it, then. The plant needs those spears to open into little "ferns", for the following year's growth.

What variety? =)

[Srgnt Billko]

On new transplants we don't pick at all the first year - and just 2 weeks the 2nd - and 3 weeks the 3rd.

[Art]

Now that requires willpower.

[Eggs Zachtly]

If you want spears, it's a requirement. The third year, the crowns are fully established, and begin producing like mad. You can buy two and three year old crowns, hence my question. =)

[Eggs Zachtly]

Ahh. Good deal, Sarge. What variety of asparagus did you plant?

I received all of my seeds yesterday. I'm still about 13 days from my tgt date. We're still hitting right at freezing at night, here. Still, the soil in the raised beds is warming up nicely. I may get in a couple days early.

*shrug*

The waiting sux, heh.

[Srgnt Billko]

These are the old standard Martha Washington - really hadn't thought about experimenting with any of the others. Now I'm shopping for rhubarb.