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>Dave Smith
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>PENMART01 wrote:
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>> Asparagus don't go to seed...
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>Asparagus doesn't go to seed??? Perhaps you should explain that to the people
>who
>seed asparagus seed, or to the suckers who bought it and started their
>asparagus
>plants.

Asparagus does not go to seed, ie. bolt, as does lettuce, cabbage, basil, etc.
Asparagus is most typically grown from "crowns". Asparagus can be grown from
seed but is hardly worth the effort as the results are typically dismal,
because the seeds first need to produce crowns, and then their sex must be
determined. In any event asparagus spears (the edible portion) does not go to
seed. Asparagus spears are produced only from male plants and male plants do
not produce seed...try to ingest that.

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