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First asparagus (lemmy.zip)

First asparagus spear popping out of the ground. Was a bit worried as I didn't spread the roots as much as I should have, but I think they're going to be ok. Hopefully the other 23 crowns grow soon.

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[-] dumples@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

Asparagus look so funny growing out of the ground like that. Looks like a joke that someone is trying to pull

[-] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 1 points 1 week ago

This would be the specific argument for growing asparagus.

[-] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

What are those brown things sticking out?

[-] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago

Are you talking about the 2nd pic, the crowns (bare roots of 1-2 year old asparagus plant)? Or something else?

[-] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

Yes, the second pic. Today I learned asparagus crowns are a thing!

[-] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

They're more expensive than seeds. I paid $3 each. But it cuts a year or 2 off the time before you can harvest. Even using crowns, it'll be 3 years before I really get any to eat.

this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2026
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