Looking to add a tasty, low-maintenance crop to your vegetable garden that’ll reward you for years to come? Growing asparagus might just be your next favorite gardening adventure. Yes, it takes a ...

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a popular vegetable to add to your garden, favored for its flavorful spears and multiple harvests. Unlike many vegetables that are annuals, asparagus is a ...

Perennial vegetables are an elite group and are prized for their ability to produce a harvest year after year. Asparagus is one of these valued veggies, and, best of all, it's very easy to grow. Like ...

A surprising byproduct from your home can support long-term asparagus growth, improve soil balance, and strengthen plants ...

In early spring, nothing confirms that we’ve survived another winter like the taste of freshly cooked asparagus. Whether it’s blanched, marinated and grilled, ground and turned into soup, this is the ...

Asparagus is a long-lived perennial vegetable. If you planted healthy, disease-free crowns (root systems of 1-year-old plants grown from seed), each crown should produce half a pound of spears per ...

As I write this it’s Mother’s Day Sunday, and this morning I was delighted to see some fat asparagus stalks ready for harvest in our asparagus patch! Many years ago we built a raised bed specifically ...