Asparagus is a perennial that can live up to 15 years. It will require some patience and a long-term vision on your part. Prepare the bed in advance. When crowns are planted, they will need irrigation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The overwhelming majority of vegetables which gardeners love to grow in Greater Columbus are annual plants, which means that they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asparagus ferns are considered invasive in some areas of the country, so Roethling advises gardeners check with their local ...

A favourite vegetable is Asparagus officinalis. It's a perennial, in the lily family and it lives for up to 30 years. You often see it in abandoned farmhouses; and it just keeps growing and producing.

Done right, planting a bed of asparagus is a once-in-a-generation affair. Other than artichokes, capers and rhubarb, asparagus is the only perennial vegetable regularly featured in North American ...

“Asparagus is the gift that keeps on giving—literally!” suggests The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that repays your patience with delicious spears year after year, and apart ...

When I was growing up, asparagus meant one thing: must be May. Once the tender green shoots started popping through the soil, they were on the plate at every meal for a month — roasted, grilled, ...

The annual gardening cycle is expensive, time-consuming, and — when you step back and look at it — a little absurd. You buy ...

April is the month most home gardeners have been waiting for. Days are getting longer, soil is waking up, and the nursery ...

Lisa Johnson shows how easy it is to plant asparagus by adhering to a few basic rules. UW-Extension Horticulture Educator Lisa Johnson shows how easy it is to plant asparagus by adhering to a few ...