Asparagus!
Man, we love asparagus. And though we try to eat seasonally, we occasionally break down and pay dearly for the out-of-season, decidedly non-local Peruvian asparagus at the store. This year I decided to interrupt that cycle by growing my own. I ordered and received 24 one year old crowns of Jersey Supreme from Johnny’s a couple of weeks ago, planted them Saturday according to the instructions and …
So far so good. Just about each one has a few spears emerging. They’re in a bed by themselves so they won’t crowd out other things trying to grow once the foliage starts to get going. And I won’t cut any foliage or stalks this year (unless they are finger-width) so that the roots get established. I mention all this to honor our friends Jerry and Lianon, who are currently in Walla Walla, WA helping to harvest this stuff at Jerry’s parents farm. Hope I got all this right, Jer. 🙂
North Jersey Gardener 
Yum, I love asparagus, too. I can’t believe I haven’t planted it yet, but it is primarily because I haven’t figured out where to do so! Where I’d like to plant it we have a bad invasive plant problem… Anyway, enjoy yours in future years.
Thanks. Location is definitely key. Can’t help feeling a bit selfish devoting the space I did to it, but it really couldn’t go anywhere else. I’m sure I’ll get over that feeling while eating some next year (and hopefully the years to come).