Asparagus: The Perennial Garden Favorite
Mar 5th, 2013 | By Julie C.
Asparagus, with its fresh, lemony taste and bright, tightly closed spears, has a reputation as a gourmet vegetable, but in many rural areas, the plant grows as a ditch weed. As a child, I loved hunting for asparagus along the canals near my home because it meant that winter was finally and truly departing. Asparagus seemed very mysterious to me then, and I still find it intriguing today. In the spring, it appears as thin, edible stalks. Later in the season, though, the plants transform into tall, fern-like bushes with tiny red berries. I rarely
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