On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:54:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-04-15 4:40 PM, Je?us wrote:
>
>> Asparagus is a lot of work?? I weed my patch once a year, feed and
>> mulch the bed. That's it.
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>I grew it for a few years and it was almost no work at all. I used to
>love to eat the garden fresh asparagus. It is one of those vegetables
>that tastes infinitely better when cooked and eaten within minutes of
>harvesting.


I would say out of all vegetables, that hold true the most for
asparagus. MUST be fresh, otherwise I actually dislike it (canned
being another matter).

>Unfortunately, the previous owner had planted a row of black
>walnuts near the garden. They were doing very well and after a few
>years the garden failed and I discovered that black walnuts are toxic
>too gardens.

Are they? I wonder if they make the soil acidic or what.