Asparagus isn’t the most common vegetable among home gardeners, and that’s likely because growing it is an exercise in patience. But three years of patience is a small price to pay for up to ...

While there are few vegetables that are perennials, asparagus is an exception. ... Harvest the 6-to-8-inch shoots, snapping the shoots off just above ground level.

Harvest asparagus spears, which should be cut at an angle so as not to injure adjacent spears, below ground level. Refrain from harvesting spears whose diameter is less than that of a pencil.

To plant asparagus crowns, you’ll want to dig a long trench. At 8-12-inch intersections, make a hill of dirt, and then place the crown on it, and spread out the roots around it.

Asparagus shoots popping out of the ground at Monroe Organic Farms. Courtesy of Monroe Organic Farms. Asparagus can be planted by seed, which takes two to three years to harvest, or by crowns (tiny ...

Instead of the expected leaves and stems typical of most other plants, bare asparagus spears simply poke up out of the ground like sticks. If you’d like to grow them in your garden, there are a ...

Asparagus isn’t the most common vegetable among home gardeners, and that’s likely because growing it is an exercise in patience. But three years of patience is a small price to pay for up to ...

Asparagus isn’t the most common vegetable among home gardeners, ... bare asparagus spears simply poke up out of the ground like sticks. If you’d like to grow them in your garden, ...

By JESSICA DAMIANO Asparagus isn’t the most common vegetable among home gardeners, and that’s likely because growing it is an exercise in patience. But three years of patience is a small price ...