tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post2545143467935863538..comments2023-12-01T22:22:54.531+00:00Comments on Foodycat: Asparagus seasonAlicia Foodycathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-44069770050589747222011-05-31T10:17:50.837+01:002011-05-31T10:17:50.837+01:00Thanks for the info. Am worried about my potatoes ...Thanks for the info. Am worried about my potatoes in the bags at the moment as they shot up so fast and the 'lates' are about to flower! As for the Asparagus, I am going to do a couple of plants in a bag and we have decided to do a small raised bed in the garden so now I have to source a place to buy some good plants. What do you grow yours in compost wise?<br />PatPatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-37056147624981402332011-05-28T15:07:30.246+01:002011-05-28T15:07:30.246+01:00Pat - I use these bags for spuds too! They seem to...Pat - I use these bags for spuds too! They seem to be doing really well in them. Just make sure you water them! We rent, so when we eventually move on I didn't want to leave behind an established asparagus bed. When we buy a place of our own we'll plant them out.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-84080199707661472772011-05-28T14:49:22.624+01:002011-05-28T14:49:22.624+01:00Oh I'm so excited I found your blog. I did lau...Oh I'm so excited I found your blog. I did laugh when I read : "After some avid googling, you adopt the Ohio State University asparagus-growing fact sheet as your bible. It's the one that says you CAN harvest in the second year."<br />Just before finding you I had come home with 2 plants and done exactly that! I note you have grown yours in the bags I use for potatoes, any tips on that as I don't want to plant them in the garden. Pat, NottinghamshirePat in Nottinghamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-21847338243680848452011-04-20T09:18:06.428+01:002011-04-20T09:18:06.428+01:00Kat - thanks!
Heather - my gardening tends to be ...Kat - thanks!<br /><br />Heather - my gardening tends to be more the one-spear variety, rather than the gluts!<br /><br />Grace - it would be rude not to lick your fingers.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-18257239336657540922011-04-20T07:57:21.592+01:002011-04-20T07:57:21.592+01:00this is the kind of finger food for which i feel n...this is the kind of finger food for which i feel no shame when i lick my fingers clean. :)gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368850949339758604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-11572083534209895982011-04-19T18:54:18.386+01:002011-04-19T18:54:18.386+01:00Haha! Ah, the tribulations of the home gardener. I...Haha! Ah, the tribulations of the home gardener. It's always feast or famine, isn't it? Bushels of cudgel-sized zucchini that you're dropping on doorsteps or one singular, precious asparagus spear to fight over.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-71306709147600510492011-04-18T17:25:31.431+01:002011-04-18T17:25:31.431+01:00Lucky lucky you!Lucky lucky you!kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462007067131792229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-5808370208509193472011-04-18T09:09:32.024+01:002011-04-18T09:09:32.024+01:00Mary - I am very proud of that spear!
Deb - what ...Mary - I am very proud of that spear!<br /><br />Deb - what can I say? Our marriage vows included the equitable division of vegetables.<br /><br />Esi - me too!<br /><br />Wild tomato - thanks!Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-74095940057510802352011-04-18T05:37:37.111+01:002011-04-18T05:37:37.111+01:00I think I would have had a hard time sharing that ...I think I would have had a hard time sharing that one precious asparagus, but good for you two!wildtomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600756783674176552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-55367205335616523312011-04-18T04:52:35.897+01:002011-04-18T04:52:35.897+01:00Asparagus may be my favorite spring food.Asparagus may be my favorite spring food.Esihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375984772198195200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-31336199134354906252011-04-18T03:05:11.814+01:002011-04-18T03:05:11.814+01:00So impressive--both that perfect spear and the fac...So impressive--both that perfect spear and the fact that you waited and divided it quickly with each other. ;-)Deb in Hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753889028487254096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-60480195120058577202011-04-17T15:13:15.757+01:002011-04-17T15:13:15.757+01:00It's always such a thrill to harvest asparagus...It's always such a thrill to harvest asparagus from the garden. I love the anticipation you shared with us this morning. I'll wager the spear was delicious. It certainly is one of the best looking I've ever seen :-). Have a great day. Blessings...MaryMary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-56696909432746989572011-04-17T13:55:09.700+01:002011-04-17T13:55:09.700+01:00Rachel - thanks! We're looking forward to them...Rachel - thanks! We're looking forward to them!<br /><br />Leafy - you just need to know you are going to be living in the same place for a couple of years.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-58349058421884552382011-04-17T12:37:28.284+01:002011-04-17T12:37:28.284+01:00Great work! I don't think I could have that pa...Great work! I don't think I could have that patience. But home-grown stuff really is pretty special.leaf (the indolent cook)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02265240462060082738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-23779949213172735852011-04-17T12:28:29.009+01:002011-04-17T12:28:29.009+01:00What beautiful asparagus babies! Here's to man...What beautiful asparagus babies! Here's to many more spears in the years to come.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211857370548116268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-78400010001269176042011-04-17T09:11:37.780+01:002011-04-17T09:11:37.780+01:00Simona - I hope someone else has been enjoying the...Simona - I hope someone else has been enjoying the asparagus you planted.<br /><br />Heather - you might as well do it this year: sooner you start, the sooner you can eat it!<br /><br />Cranky - you aren't an idiot. There isn't a whole lot you can do about an Australian drought.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-63013827418322168912011-04-17T06:17:20.121+01:002011-04-17T06:17:20.121+01:00I am an idiot and let my bed of three-year-old asp...I am an idiot and let my bed of three-year-old asparagus die in the drought. <br /><br />I am an idiot.mscrankypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767787435849937804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-18966822590314264152011-04-16T21:54:01.102+01:002011-04-16T21:54:01.102+01:00Ha! It looks gorgeous. My hubby was asking if we...Ha! It looks gorgeous. My hubby was asking if we could plant some this year...and when I told him yes, but we wouldn't be able to eat them, he pouted. I'll have to show him what we can expect next year ;)Heather S-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722720171083290211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-8569897594962590202011-04-16T20:43:49.405+01:002011-04-16T20:43:49.405+01:00Congratulations on reaching year 2! I planted aspa...Congratulations on reaching year 2! I planted asparagus some time ago in our community garden and then moved away before the first actual harvest. If the first one is any indication, you have nice asparagus coming.Simonahttp://briciole.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-22559900647276516392011-04-16T19:24:11.523+01:002011-04-16T19:24:11.523+01:00Andrea - the lemon/butter combination can't be...Andrea - the lemon/butter combination can't be beaten, can it?<br /><br />Suelle - it's good to know that once it starts it doesn't stop!Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-51516697907202381032011-04-16T16:51:55.444+01:002011-04-16T16:51:55.444+01:00Congratulations! There's nothing better than h...Congratulations! There's nothing better than home grown, even in the tiniest quantities.<br /><br />When we moved into this house, someone had laid a path over an asparagus bed - for the first few years we had asparagus coming up in the cracks between the paving slabs.Suellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824039607448635437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-90124605388394403582011-04-16T15:30:28.750+01:002011-04-16T15:30:28.750+01:00That is a beautiful spear of asparagus!! I want t...That is a beautiful spear of asparagus!! I want to grow some so so SO badly! Maybe I'll go to the nursery today & get some crowns :) Butter and lemon shaken is my all time favorite asparagus topping as well, it perfectly compliments the flavors of this veg. Enjoy your bountiful harvest!!Andrea the Kitchen Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896165794082554089noreply@blogger.com