#planting asparagus

[blotomical]

[morethansalad]

Vegan Pot Pie with Spring Vegetables

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 3 December 2023

Asparagus officinalis is a long-term crop, with plants lasting up to 20 years; they need a sheltered site with free-draining soil. The plants are either male or female with male plants produce larger spears, so many modern cultivars are all-male. These male and female plants produced lovely autumn colour before they are cut back for winter and mulched.

Jill Raggett

[godbirdart]

bathtime for some of my cats! i'm very happy that despite having this particular bean for well over a decade they've barely, if at all, yellowed ;w;

[xlntwtch2]

(c) photo by @xlntwtch2 ... photo from last summer

"looking up again"

nasturtiums, overlaid with flowering asparagus fern blossoms

[landwriter]

a different kind of bird’s-eye-view

this one goes out to the robins who hop around my garden

[vegan-nom-noms]

Sheet Pan Tofu And Veggies

[ahedderick]

Reposting this in anticipation of how my weekend is likely to go . . .

[southernsolarpunk]

Smilax shoot season!! I cooked these with just butter and garlic (and s+p ofc) and they’re like if asparagus was… better. Not as bitter or tough as asparagus. Yum!

[love-for-carnation]

Carnation Vase, 1946 Jean-René Chatelain

[fern-spotting]

Columbo S10E3 “Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star” (1991)

Ferntastic! Boston fern spotted at 3:12.

A few moments later, this fashionable fern close-up:

And a bit later, this asparagus fern.

[morethansalad]

Blood Orange Teriyaki Tofu & Asparagus Pea Fried Rice (Vegan)

[thesolarpunkgardener]

What I'm planning on planting this year, an incomplete list:

Asparagus

Sunchokes

June bearing strawberries

Green nutmeg melon

Camomile

Artichokes

Florence fennel

Walla Walla onions

Delicata squash

Purple potatoes

Dahlias

Delphinium

Lupines

Sunflowers

[aniseandspearmint]

My asparagus fern has BERRIES. I had no idea they DID that.

[katiajewelbox]

Have you ever tried an Asparagus Pea (Tetragonolobus purpurea)?

This is a relative of peas rather than asparagus. The species is grown all over tropical Southeast Asia and is thought to have come from New Guinea originally. This plant is a novelty crop in western gardens but it has great potential to become a more economically important plant. For example, all parts of the plant are edible (with proper cooking), the seeds can be used in a similar way to soybeans, and it can be processed into feed for domestic animals. It’s very easy to grow in the UK.

We weren’t too impressed with the stringy pods and astringent taste of the pods but we may have not used the optimal cooking style.

[sapphireraeburn]

For people who love the feel of ferns but live in a drier area and/or have a hard time keeping them alive: Might I suggest Asparagus?

This is actual asparagus, the stuff you buy in stalks at the store, not the “Asparagus Fern” plant. The tip of the plant in summer and fall looks like wisps of tall, fine green ferns. And they are SO SOFT!

I had to cut a sprig and bring it in for me to play with. I’m also going to try drying it and seeing how it does.