asparagus

Backyard asparagus patch may ruin the sport of hunting and foraging
By Lori Sorenson, editor
May 25, 2021
Hunting season is upon us, and I don’t mean pheasants or deer. I’m talking about asparagus — spotting it in its natural environment, camouflaged in roadside ditches and grassy field driveways. Asparagus hunting involves special wild game hunting instincts not utilized with big game or birds. It requires an eagle eye and heightened peripheral vision in order to spot a single green stalk among tall…
Still harvesting asparagus? Call it quits for the season
By George Bonnema, Luverne Horticulturalist
June 20, 2016
The weather forecast for this summer was hot and dry. We have already had the hot, but I’m appreciating the frequent rain that has prevented the dry. Weather isn’t something we can control, but we can work with it to make the most of our summer garden experience. The wind we had on Friday evening totally wrecked my beautiful tall blue delphiniums, so now I’m cutting them back to 4 inches to…

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