Invest In Perennial Plants For Future Gardening Success
February 5, 2024Today’s Wise Investment is Tomorrow’s Effortless Bounty
Prepare & Plant An Asparagus Patch In This Spring’s Garden
February 10, 2022Considering adding asparagus to the garden? Provide rich soil, the right pH and adequate drainage and you should have spears for years.
Asparagus: The Next Garden Adventure
January 15, 2016Next up for the Fortress Garden: lots and lots of asparagus.
7 Ways to Keep and Cook Asparagus
April 7, 2015As a simple side dish or an ingredient to liven up the main meal, nothing quite outshines the flavor and crispness of farm-grown asparagus.
Aspiring to Asparagus
April 10, 2013Whether thin and delicate, fat and green, or white with purple shadings, asparagus poking up through its protection of straw is a sure sign of the oncoming growing season.
Recipe: Spring Shrimp with Snow Peas and Asparagus
May 30, 2012Photo by Judith Hausman Asparagus and snow peas look beautiful (and delicious!) against pink shrimp. Our garden group had preferred sugar snap peas hands down, but as our first vines started to flower lavender and purple, we realized that those wily yellow and purple snow peas had gotten themselves planted somehow. No matter — the […]
Savory Egg Pie with Ham, Asparagus and Dill
April 27, 2012Don’t let any of your spring garden (and coop) bounty go to waste. Combine the season’s ingredients in this savory pie.
White Asparagus
April 27, 2012Photo by Rick Gush White asparagus is mostly grown in Germany, but I can find it here in Italy just fine. One of the things I love about the Internet is that it is full of lies, but it is also a great place to do research. So good, that I’ve gotten rid of all […]
Penne with Asparagus, Peas and Basil
February 27, 2012Mingle the green produce of spring in this pasta dish that is sure to be a family hit.
Asparagus Raised Beds—Check!
April 28, 2011I’m checkin’ something off the to-do list, and it’s a big ticket item—how I love it when that happens! I spent yesterday building raised beds and planting my asparagus in them. The lumber for the raised beds has been sitting in the garage since autumn, so it’s nice to have the project completed …
