Done right, planting a bed of asparagus is a once-in-a-generation affair. Other than artichokes, capers and rhubarb, asparagus is the only perennial vegetable regularly featured in North American ...

Q-My asparagus-fern has been in the same pot for several years; roots show all over the surface soil. This winter it has thinned out, there are lots of yellow needles on the floor all around, and the ...

Crowns, or the vegetative root systems of asparagus, are generally available for planting in early spring. If you still see crowns in the stores now, it is too late to plant them, and the crowns are ...

So you decided to plant asparagus last year, and this year - you have asparagus! Asparagus is a long-lived perennial vegetable. If you planted healthy, disease-free crowns (root systems of 1-year-old ...

Watch how an asparagus growing from a bare-root to crowns and young plant in this time lapse. The root was planting in a pot with soil and grow lights. It took about 10 days to see 2 crowns shot up ...

Peter Cundall has put together a year-round guide for when to plant your veggies. This guide is suitable for Tasmanian and cool-climate conditions. It is a fairly flexible one, making some allowance ...

Asparagus and rhubarb are two of the few perennial vegetables that grow well in Kansas. Although each may offer lower maintenance in the years after planting, good garden bed planning and preparation ...