If you follow me on Facebook I posted first light of Mr Asparagus on April 28. That is a full week before I’ve seen one in my garden. Today I go to measure my asparagus (it’s a guy thing), and he seems to be retreating back into the earth. Come back! It’s a sunny day! In a week all your pals are going to be popping out of the ground and into the pan.
In a case of the early bird not getting the worm that damaged asparagus (behind little stiffy) was likely the first up but I used an iron rake to clear the leaves a week ago and must have whacked it right in the cojones (that would be the apical meristem.)
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5 thoughts on “No! Towards the light Mr Asparagus, towards the light!”
Are those white asparagus, or do they turn green as they mature? It was great to see you today in your awesome fluorescent orange shirt. I always enjoy our talks.
It was nice to see you too EJ. We have 50% green asparagus and 50% purple. That one poking out is a purple. To make white asparagus you have to use deep mulch or black plastic to keep the shoot from seeing any sunlight. That early riser looks white because it just appeared.
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Are those white asparagus, or do they turn green as they mature? It was great to see you today in your awesome fluorescent orange shirt. I always enjoy our talks.
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It was nice to see you too EJ. We have 50% green asparagus and 50% purple. That one poking out is a purple. To make white asparagus you have to use deep mulch or black plastic to keep the shoot from seeing any sunlight. That early riser looks white because it just appeared.
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I heard they make asparagus ice cream in Hadley, Mass. Maybe it’s South Hadley.
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That’s like making clam chowder ice cream. Nope.
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Thanks Paul! The best kind and boy do they taste good juice with a tad butter, nice drink too grew wild by our fence line! š Dave & Kim š
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