Asparagus

[Quillback]

Planted asparagus a couple of years ago and this will be the first year I can harvest some.  Got a couple of skinny shoots that have popped out of the ground in the last couple of days, not enough to harvest, but should I cut them or let them go hoping they will get bigger?

[top_dollar]

If they are the size of a pencil or bigger you can go ahead and eat them.  There will be several waves of shoots that come up later in the month and into April.  If they are thinner than a pencil, you should probably wait another season, but even taking a few shoots probably wont kill the plant. 

[ness]

I would let the early, skinny ones go. With two years in the ground you should be getting some good ones soon.

Asparagus is one of those things that makes spring exciting. I used to love having a little asparagus patch, but trees grew and there just wasn't the sunshine it needed.  That's a problem with my whole yard, which is a bummer.

[BilletHead]

47 minutes ago, ness said:

 That's a problem with my whole yard, which is a bummer.

             Same here getting too much shade. Downsizing this season here.  More on this another time.

[Terrierman]

This reminds me it's time to mow my patch.👍

Edit:  Done.😎

[ness]

Man, if I could move my little garden to the front yard I'd be set. But, we've  got rules around here. 😀

[BilletHead]

1 minute ago, ness said:

Man, if I could move my little garden to the front yard I'd be set. But, we've  got rules around here. 😀

                 Ah the trials and tribulations of city life. The only rule is there are no rules in BilletHeadVille. We do try to make wise choices though. 😆

[Quillback]

9 hours ago, BilletHead said:

                 Ah the trials and tribulations of city life. The only rule is there are no rules in BilletHeadVille. We do try to make wise choices though. 😆

Don't forget the shoot a deer out of the kitchen window.  That is definitely frowned upon in my town. 

[BilletHead]

51 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Don't forget the shoot a deer out of the kitchen window.  That is definitely frowned upon in my town. 

    Let's see, over the years Pat has taken a deer out the bedroom window and a turkey out of what we call the family room window. From that same room I have taken two turkeys and one deer. The wise choices were that all were taken legally during the appropriate seasons. 

  Note we put our time and miles by wandering the woods and fields. Lots of time actually for what we harvest. What we do is healthy for the mind, body and soul. The mindless trips to Walmart is not. I dread the day when that becomes the norm because of age which is knocking at the door. 

[Oneshot1]

On 3/10/2026 at 5:35 AM, Quillback said:

Don't forget the shoot a deer out of the kitchen window.  That is definitely frowned upon in my town. 

Oh I have a Animal Rights person next door that don’t even like me killing Chickens.

Not as bad as one I had. Would turn my Dogs lose every time I was gone. They got killed opening of Deer Season. I sued and won.

I was loading up my last load to move. She came to the fence behind me. Hi neighbor. I said to myself do not turn around, jump the fence and kill her. I didn’t but at the time.

oneshot