Asparagus Shoots

I was surprised as to the speed that my asparagus rooted and grew–almost 2 feet! (It's the spindly fern-like thing in between the stakes). Sandy soil is good for something, hey?) Wee!  Excited for next years crop!

Asparagus Donation

So Derick kindly gave me 2 asparagus after we spend a day planting a field-full on his farm. Instead of planting from seed, you can buy "crowns", a root system of a 1 year old asparagus plant. It totally looks like an octopus! These went in my garden on top of a small mound of vermicompost, with the roots spread out to either side in a bit of a trench. Crossing my fingers that they take!

Stalking the Wild Asparagus

Can you see it? There is a patch on the lower left and one that Bozena walks in front of in the second photo.

This was literally on the side of a road, just outside of a farmers field. I had no idea how asparagus grew before this weekend. Apparently, if you don't pick it, it turns into a fern!  And it's from the lily family!  Who knew?

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/asparagus-info.htm
Also, a side note–foraging is so empowering!  One of my first experiences doing so and I am definitely going to capitalize on Bozena's expertise in the future...  Excited!

Foraging Adventures

I went out to Grafton ON and did a bit of foraging with my friend Bozena today. We found tons of beautiful wild mint, GIANT rhubarb (that leaf was bigger than me!) and a few asparagus.  Tomorrow–more asparagus hunting!