tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post955727735172087791..comments2023-10-17T11:24:17.275-04:00Comments on gardening in the boroughs of nyc: First Time Growing Asparagus: More Edible Perennialsmeemsnychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-69532602415498572592011-05-29T22:38:01.205-04:002011-05-29T22:38:01.205-04:00I'm growing asparagus from seed this year. The...I'm growing asparagus from seed this year. They are so tiny compared to yours! They take 3 years to mature from seed, so I'm hoping I can keep them alive for that long! :D They're lookin' good!Garden Hoardhttp://www.gardenhoard.com/newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-2635647620759777432011-05-09T11:21:55.523-04:002011-05-09T11:21:55.523-04:00I've found 2 clumps of volunteers on the prope...I've found 2 clumps of volunteers on the property. Seeds were spread by birds out of our asparagus bed.The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-72847140944913964872011-05-08T14:01:23.049-04:002011-05-08T14:01:23.049-04:00I have heard you should have 10-12 plants per pers...I have heard you should have 10-12 plants per person planning to eat from it. Also supposedly you get about 1 grocery store bushel per plant per year...We will find out soon!<br />I quite enjoy the anticipation!xoxoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708973250486022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-85903635518839850582011-05-08T12:21:51.170-04:002011-05-08T12:21:51.170-04:00I grew asparagus but the dang asparagus beetle [in...I grew asparagus but the dang asparagus beetle [in the larval stage] really enjoyed the spears. Look for the red-orange ladybug looking beetles on the foliage. Hopefully this won't be an issue for you as it was for me since I really love asparagus too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-80546718483619219222011-05-08T11:03:17.803-04:002011-05-08T11:03:17.803-04:00Love learning about asparagus. Keep us posted in ...Love learning about asparagus. Keep us posted in this in the future.lindalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755899109658475423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-36387863366366768102011-05-08T09:50:25.489-04:002011-05-08T09:50:25.489-04:00Yum, I love Asparagus too. Hope you get a nice ha...Yum, I love Asparagus too. Hope you get a nice harvest next year. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-7750350700756456302011-05-08T08:44:18.034-04:002011-05-08T08:44:18.034-04:00I do not know the answer to your question. I am ju...I do not know the answer to your question. I am just taking up your space to say that I also put in asparagus last year. Mine is purple. I thought that I bought two plants, but it was actually two dozen. My asparagus people tell me that I can "taste" the early spears this first year. Around Easter I did just that. If a plant had more than one spear I took the first one. It was like no asparagus I have ever eaten. More like asparagus candy than veggie. I'm fixen to make a small quiche from the next wave.<br />Deborah....who tried to give lots of crowns away but people acted like they were afraid of it.Rainsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004524351613975443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-66065113850844295932011-05-08T00:24:34.798-04:002011-05-08T00:24:34.798-04:00Depends on the plant, really. And how often you ha...Depends on the plant, really. And how often you harvest it. But I think you get 6 to 10 spears per plant over the whole season.Dahlia ChanTanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761052647377223709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-1766149509867054082011-05-07T22:39:58.920-04:002011-05-07T22:39:58.920-04:00Your asparagus look great! good idea to add the t...Your asparagus look great! good idea to add the tomato cage. I never thought to do that and had several floppy years. I put my purple asparagus in about...5 years ago and am just now really getting some fat fat spears - like thumb-sized. PRetty amazing. Just plant and forget it... My garden is pretty lean. I usually get several spears per plant (have about 5 plants) and then a second flush of spears near the end of the summer.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.com