Gardening

....and it was started with 10 - 15 (IIRC) Jersey Giant crowns that were already 2 years old,
so we able to take a few spears that next Spring.
They are available online... or I have even seen them for sale at WalMart.
Recommended planting is during Early Spring.

The raised bed is 10' X 4' which produces enough to allow 2 adults to eat fresh asparagus every night.
Since then, we doubled the length to 20' and seeded the new addition with seeds from our original bed.


The pine boards we used need to be replaced every 3 - 4 seasons.
Treated Pine will last a few more seasons,but there is still a lot of controversy about using the new treated lumber.
We are planning to use cinder blocks for more permanence next time.

Our garden location is on an open hilltop susceptible to high winds,
so we added the posts and ropes to keep high winds blowing them over.