Asparagus Update

Back in February, I wrote an entry on how we transplanted some asparagus that had grown up in weeds out in the field.  We moved it into one of our raised beds where it will be much easier to take care of and keep the weeds out.

http://windyacresnaturalfarm.blogspot.com/2013/02/transplanting-asparagus.html

It is beginning to come up.  When I first noticed it, there were just one or two spears in the bed and they looked like this.

And this.

And this.

Today, I went out to check on it and this is what the bed looks like.  

I transplanted some lettuce plants into the same bed since there was plenty of room and we will be cutting them to take to market in a couple of weeks.  So, they won't interfere with the asparagus's growth.

I will not cut these asparagus spears this year.  They need to grow tall and feed the roots to help them get well established.  Maybe next year, I'll be able to start harvesting some of the spears.

There is some asparagus left out in the field that we missed when we transplanted these plants in to this bed.  It is beginning to come up as well.   Tom is putting pink flag markers beside these.  That will help us find them next winter if we want to transplant some more or them.

This is just one bunch that he found.  There are several others.  I'm quite amazed they have survived the hot dry summer.  They got no water last summer when we were in the depth of the drought.  Yet, here they are like a phoenix rising from the ashes!