OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
TIA.

Sky

Skyhooks wrote:
>
> OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> TIA.
>

http://www.google.ca/

key word "asparagus"

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Skyhooks wrote:
> >
> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > TIA.
> >
>
> http://www.google.ca/
>
> key word "asparagus"

Well, that's a lot of help. I already did that (and more!) and haven't
found a decent site yet that has a photograph of mature asparagus! Too
many hits to choose, and a lot of them are related to eating the dang
stuff.

Sky

Skyhooks wrote:
> OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> TIA.
>
> Sky

I found a photo of an asparagus patch gone to seed he
http://www.gkbledsoe.com/artwork/rea.../asparagus.jpg

Skyhooks wrote:
>
> Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > Skyhooks wrote:
> > >
> > > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> > > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > > TIA.
> > >
> >
> > http://www.google.ca/
> >
> > key word "asparagus"
>
> Well, that's a lot of help. I already did that (and more!) and haven't
> found a decent site yet that has a photograph of mature asparagus! Too
> many hits to choose, and a lot of them are related to eating the dang
> stuff.

I suppose that you could have got really adventurous and tried the
keywords asparagus and cultivation, which would have got you a picture on
the first hit, and another good one about five down from there.



> Sky

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Skyhooks wrote:
> >
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > Skyhooks wrote:
> > > >
> > > > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > > > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > > > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > > > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> > > > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > > > TIA.
> > > >
> > >
> > > http://www.google.ca/
> > >
> > > key word "asparagus"
> >
> > Well, that's a lot of help. I already did that (and more!) and haven't
> > found a decent site yet that has a photograph of mature asparagus! Too
> > many hits to choose, and a lot of them are related to eating the dang
> > stuff.
>
> I suppose that you could have got really adventurous and tried the
> keywords asparagus and cultivation, which would have got you a picture on
> the first hit, and another good one about five down from there.
>
> > Sky

Aha!!!! A keyword I didn't think about - cultivation I did use
'mature' in some of my 'asparagus' search strings, but that wasn't too
helpful either. Thanks, that does help <g>.

Sky

none wrote:
>
> Skyhooks wrote:
> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > TIA.
> >
> > Sky
>
> I found a photo of an asparagus patch gone to seed he
> http://www.gkbledsoe.com/artwork/rea.../asparagus.jpg

Thanks so much for the link! Darn, is that what asparagus looks like
when it's matured! Doesn't resemble the spears at all.

Sky

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 20:37:20 -0500, Skyhooks wrote:
>
> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > TIA.
>
> There was photo posted in alt.binaries.food about 5 days ago.
> http://i18.tinypic.com/4orargz.jpg
>
> -sw

Thanks for the link to the photo, Steve. It's very interesting to see
asparagus what asparagus looks like after it's grown past the eating
stage. I've heard of and have seen 'asparagus fern' (house) plants, and
I didn't think there'd be a resemblance between the two. Now I can see
there is a vague similarity.

Unfortunately, since I use the German news server, I am not able to
access ABF or any binary newsgroup for that matter (which is OK for
me). Thanks again for posting the link.

Sky, whose curiousity has been satisfied <G>

On May 2, 9:08�am, Steve Wertz > wrote:
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 20:37:20 -0500, Skyhooks wrote:
> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. *But the recent threads about
> > asparagus have me very curious! *Just what does asparagus look like if
> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? *I tried to
> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. *Can someone provide
> > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > TIA.
>
> There was photo posted in alt.binaries.food about 5 days ago.http://i18.tinypic.com/4orargz.jpg

Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
look attractive they are actually very poor quality.

Asparagus farmers leave about a third of their yield unharvested so
that they can develop foliage (ferns), that's the only way asparagus
crowns can recieve enough sunlight energy to develop properly for
asparagus production... with proper management asparagus crowns can
produce some fifty years, although about half that is more typical.
If one studies asparagus farming they will understand better why they
are so pricey. Often folks who start an asparagus patch at home fail
because they are so greedy that they pick every one... they also
attempt to transplant older crowns, can't be done successfully, they
are too large and fragile, once they break they become diseased and
die... best to devote a very generous area initially. Asparagus is
one of the more interesting crops.

Sheldon

Skyhooks wrote:
> OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> TIA.
>
> Sky


I can't send you a photo, but I can tell you that the stalk grows to ~3
feet tall, and the "scales" at the top turn into ferny branches, spaced
relatively far apart.

Are you familiar with the houseplant "asparagus fern"? Its branches
look much like the branches of overgrown vegetable asparagus, but they
sprout from the bottom rather than along the stem as the vegetable does.
Eventually the veg develops small berries on the branches which I've
always assumed were seed pods.

gloria p

Sheldon wrote:
>
> because they are so greedy that they pick every one... they also
> attempt to transplant older crowns, can't be done successfully, they
> are too large and fragile, once they break they become diseased and
> die... best to devote a very generous area initially. Asparagus is
> one of the more interesting crops.


It is certainly one of the tastiest, and one which is most definitely best
eating ASAP after being harvested. I have a friend who bought a small farm
near here that had 2 acres of asparagus in the front field. He hates
asparagus so he plowed it under. It took him a few tries to get rid of it,
but he did eventually eliminate it. What a shame.

Skyhooks wrote:

> OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone
> provide a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully
> mature? TIA.

You already got some answers, but in general a good place to look for
pictures is Google Image.

<http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=mature%20asparagus>




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Puester wrote:
>
> Skyhooks wrote:
> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > TIA.
> >
> > Sky
>
> I can't send you a photo, but I can tell you that the stalk grows to ~3
> feet tall, and the "scales" at the top turn into ferny branches, spaced
> relatively far apart.
>
> Are you familiar with the houseplant "asparagus fern"? Its branches
> look much like the branches of overgrown vegetable asparagus, but they
> sprout from the bottom rather than along the stem as the vegetable does.
> Eventually the veg develops small berries on the branches which I've
> always assumed were seed pods.
>
> gloria p

Yes, I'm familiar with 'asparagus fern' house plants. Thanks for your
detailed description. It definitely helps

Sky

Default User wrote:
>
> Skyhooks wrote:
>
> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone
> > provide a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully
> > mature? TIA.
>
> You already got some answers, but in general a good place to look for
> pictures is Google Image.
>
> <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=mature%20asparagus>
>
> Brian
>
> --
> If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
> won't shut up.
> -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Thanks so much for the google images link Now I'm all "curiousitied
out" <G>.

Sky

"Puester" > wrote

> Are you familiar with the houseplant "asparagus fern"? Its branches look
> much like the branches of overgrown vegetable asparagus, but they sprout
> from the bottom rather than along the stem as the vegetable does.

You brought back a funny memory for me ... when I was first dating
my ex, he took me to Englishtown auction, it's like a giant flea market.
Someone was selling houseplants and I said, Oh, I'd like to pick up an
asparagus fern. He said, as carefully as he could, asparagus is a
vegetable. Thwack! Heh.

nancy

"Skyhooks" > wrote in message
...
> OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> TIA.
>
> Sky

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/asparagus1.html

Perhaps this helps?

Kswck wrote:
>
> "Skyhooks" > wrote in message
> ...
> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
> > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
> > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
> > TIA.
> >
> > Sky
>
> http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/asparagus1.html
>
> Perhaps this helps?

Thanks for the link. It's helpful.

Sky

"Skyhooks" > wrote in message
...
> Kswck wrote:
>>
>> "Skyhooks" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > OK, first of all, I don't eat the stuff. But the recent threads about
>> > asparagus have me very curious! Just what does asparagus look like if
>> > it doesn't get picked to be eaten and grows to maturity? I tried to
>> > google, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for <g>. Can someone provide
>> > a URL/website that has a photo of asparagus when it's fully mature?
>> > TIA.
>> >
>> > Sky
>>
>> http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/asparagus1.html
>>
>> Perhaps this helps?
>
> Thanks for the link. It's helpful.
>
> Sky

sure.

Sheldon spewed:

: Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
: harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
: shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
: they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
: harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
: as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
: asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
: market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
: look attractive they are actually very poor quality.

Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.

25 cent wrote:
> Sheldon spewed:
>
> : asparagus continues to grow after harvesting...
> : in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for shipping
>
> Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.

How does it feel to be a ****ing imbecile, hoe... must feel like
Sqwertz, eh?

http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...ransported.jsp


Sheldon

In article >,
wrote:

> Sheldon spewed:
>
> : Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
> : harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
> : shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
> : they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
> : harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
> : as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
> : asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
> : market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
> : look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
>
> Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
> grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
> asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.

Wrong.

All plants grow from the tip, the terminal bud.
If the asparagus has light and water, it can indeed continue to lengthen.

I suggest you trim the base of an asparagus spear and place the base in
water, and watch it fern out.

I have grown many an Ivy from cuttings, with no soil, just placed in
water...

I have grown pineapple tops, just placed in water with plenty of light.
I do stick them in soil after a week or so, but they do grow in the mean
time.
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In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Wed, 9 May 2007 19:04:55 +0000 (UTC), wrote:
>
> > Sheldon spewed:
> >
> >: Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
> >: harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
> >: shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
> >: they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
> >: harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
> >: as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
> >: asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
> >: market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
> >: look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
> >
> > Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
> > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
> > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>
> Give Sheldon a break. Let him live these fantasies of his. It's
> probably all he has left.
>
> -sw

Sorry babe, but Sheldon is right.

Try it sometime and see...
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In article . com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> 25 cent wrote:
> > Sheldon spewed:
> >
> > : asparagus continues to grow after harvesting...
> > : in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for shipping
> >
> > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>
> How does it feel to be a ****ing imbecile, hoe... must feel like
> Sqwertz, eh?
>
> http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...agus/asparagus
> transported.jsp
>
>
> Sheldon

That link does not work...
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One time on Usenet, Omelet > said:
> In article . com>,
> Sheldon > wrote:
>
> > 25 cent wrote:
> > > Sheldon spewed:
> > >
> > > : asparagus continues to grow after harvesting...
> > > : in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for shipping
> > >
> > > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> > > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> > > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
> >
> > How does it feel to be a ****ing imbecile, hoe... must feel like
> > Sqwertz, eh?
> >
> > http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...agus/asparagus
> > transported.jsp
> >
> >
> > Sheldon
>
> That link does not work...

It's just missing an underscore -- try this one:

http://www.dole5aday.
com/ReferenceCenter/Encyclopedia/Asparagus/asparagus_transported.jsp

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On Wed, 9 May 2007 19:04:55 +0000 (UTC), magnanimously
proffered:

>Sheldon spewed:
>
>: Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
>: harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
>: shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
>: they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
>: harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
>: as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
>: asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
>: market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
>: look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
>
>Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
>it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
>grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
>nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
>asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.

Absolutely wrong! We've spent quite a bit of time in England's premier
asparagus growing area (the Severn Valley) and have learned about
asparagus (and other things like French cheeses and wild Scottish
smoked salmon) from my wife's late aunt, who was a Cordon Blue trained
cook.

There is "first cut" or thinnings known as "sprue," the "second cut"
and, if I'm not mistaken, even third cuts of asparagus.

http://www.gardenline.usask.ca/veg/perennia.html

http://www.inberry.com/asparagus.html

While we were staying at my wife's aunt's house in the little village
of Kempsey (near Worcester), we'd go out to the asparagus farms and
get that day's cuttings and sometimes talk asparagus with the farmer.
I don't think I could ever tire of eating sparrowgrass.

In article >,
unge (Little Malice) wrote:

> One time on Usenet, Omelet > said:
> > In article . com>,
> > Sheldon > wrote:
> >
> > > 25 cent wrote:
> > > > Sheldon spewed:
> > > >
> > > > : asparagus continues to grow after harvesting...
> > > > : in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for shipping
> > > >
> > > > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > > > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> > > > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > > > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> > > > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
> > >
> > > How does it feel to be a ****ing imbecile, hoe... must feel like
> > > Sqwertz, eh?
> > >
> > > http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...agus/asparagus
> > > transported.jsp
> > >
> > >
> > > Sheldon
> >
> > That link does not work...
>
> It's just missing an underscore -- try this one:

<http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...ragus/asparagu
s_transported.jsp>

Still had to play with the link, but it finally did work.

Thanks. :-)

Knowing what I know about plants, and personal experience, I knew that
Sheldon was right tho'.
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On Wed, 09 May 2007 19:56:08 -0500, Omelet >
magnanimously proffered:

>In article >,
> unge (Little Malice) wrote:
>
>> One time on Usenet, Omelet > said:
>> > In article . com>,
>> > Sheldon > wrote:
>> >
>> > > 25 cent wrote:
>> > > > Sheldon spewed:
>> > > >
>> > > > : asparagus continues to grow after harvesting...
>> > > > : in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for shipping
>> > > >
>> > > > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
>> > > > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
>> > > > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
>> > > > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
>> > > > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>> > >
>> > > How does it feel to be a ****ing imbecile, hoe... must feel like
>> > > Sqwertz, eh?
>> > >
>> > > http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...agus/asparagus
>> > > transported.jsp
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Sheldon
>> >
>> > That link does not work...
>>
>> It's just missing an underscore -- try this one:
>
><http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...ragus/asparagu
>s_transported.jsp>
>
>Still had to play with the link, but it finally did work.
>
>Thanks. :-)
>
>Knowing what I know about plants, and personal experience, I knew that
>Sheldon was right tho'.


Try this. It should wrap:

<http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter/Encyclopedia/Asparagus/asparagus_transported.jsp>


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On May 9, 8:19�pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Sheldon spewed:
>
> > : Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
> > : harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
> > : shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
> > : they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. *Asparagus for shipment are
> > : harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
> > : as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
> > : asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
> > : market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
> > : look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
>
> > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>
> Wrong.
>
> All plants grow from the tip, the terminal bud.
> If the asparagus has light and water, it can indeed continue to lengthen.
>
> I suggest you trim the base of an asparagus spear and place the base in
> water, and watch it fern out.
>
> I have grown many an Ivy from cuttings, with no soil, just placed in
> water...
>
> I have grown pineapple tops, just placed in water with plenty of light.
> I do stick them in soil after a week or so, but they do grow in the mean
> time.

Who hasn't had sprouted potatoes and onions, and by doing nothing.
And asparagus grow really fast, spears can grow 6-8 inches in a day...
a gal can faint!

In article . com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> On May 9, 8:19�pm, Omelet <omp > wrote:
> > In article >,
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Sheldon spewed:
> >
> > > : Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
> > > : harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
> > > : shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
> > > : they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. *Asparagus for shipment are
> > > : harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
> > > : as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
> > > : asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
> > > : market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
> > > : look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
> >
> > > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> > > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> > > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
> >
> > Wrong.
> >
> > All plants grow from the tip, the terminal bud.
> > If the asparagus has light and water, it can indeed continue to lengthen.
> >
> > I suggest you trim the base of an asparagus spear and place the base in
> > water, and watch it fern out.
> >
> > I have grown many an Ivy from cuttings, with no soil, just placed in
> > water...
> >
> > I have grown pineapple tops, just placed in water with plenty of light.
> > I do stick them in soil after a week or so, but they do grow in the mean
> > time.
>
> Who hasn't had sprouted potatoes and onions, and by doing nothing.

And garlic.
If Garlic sprouts, I generally plant it. Onions too.

> And asparagus grow really fast, spears can grow 6-8 inches in a day...
> a gal can faint!

<shmack>

Naughty boy!
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: On Wed, 9 May 2007 19:04:55 +0000 (UTC), magnanimously
: proffered:

: >Sheldon spewed:
: >
: >: Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
: >: harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
: >: shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
: >: they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
: >: harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
: >: as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
: >: asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
: >: market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
: >: look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
: >
: >Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
: >it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
: >grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
: >nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
: >asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.

: Absolutely wrong! We've spent quite a bit of time in England's premier
: asparagus growing area (the Severn Valley) and have learned about
: asparagus (and other things like French cheeses and wild Scottish
: smoked salmon) from my wife's late aunt, who was a Cordon Blue trained
: cook.

: There is "first cut" or thinnings known as "sprue," the "second cut"
: and, if I'm not mistaken, even third cuts of asparagus.

You completely misunderstand. Sheldon stated that the HARVESTED spears
continue growing. Of course the crowns keep growing new spears. Read
things again...

On May 9, 8:56 pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> (Little Malice) wrote:
>
>
>
> > One time on Usenet, Omelet > said:
> > > In article . com>,
> > > Sheldon > wrote:
>
> > > > 25 cent wrote:
> > > > > Sheldon spewed:
>
> > > > > : asparagus continues to grow after harvesting...
> > > > > : in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for shipping
>
> > > > > Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > > > > it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
> > > > > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > > > > nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
> > > > > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>
> > > > How does it feel to be a ****ing imbecile, hoe... must feel like
> > > > Sqwertz, eh?
>
> > > >http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...sparagus/aspar...
> > > > transported.jsp
>
> > > > Sheldon
>
> > > That link does not work...
>
> > It's just missing an underscore -- try this one:
>
> <http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...ragus/asparagu
> s_transported.jsp>
>
> Still had to play with the link, but it finally did work.
>
> Thanks. :-)
>
> Knowing what I know about plants, and personal experience, I knew that
> Sheldon was right tho'.

I never knew that. Of course it just may be that the 5 minutes from
picking to boiling water is not enough time for it to grow much.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

Omelet so bravely stated:
> In article >,
> Steve Wertz > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 9 May 2007 19:04:55 +0000 (UTC), wrote:
>>
>>> Sheldon spewed:
>>>
>>> : Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
>>> : harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
>>> : shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
>>> : they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
>>> : harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
>>> : as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
>>> : asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
>>> : market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
>>> : look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
>>>
>>> Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
>>> it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
>>> grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
>>> nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
>>> asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>> Give Sheldon a break. Let him live these fantasies of his. It's
>> probably all he has left.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Sorry babe, but Sheldon is right.
>
> Try it sometime and see...
Right or wrong, he's an odd duck to align ones self with, not to mention
predictably caustic.

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In article .com>,
John Kane > wrote:

> > <http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...ragus/asparagu
> > s_transported.jsp>
> >
> > Still had to play with the link, but it finally did work.
> >
> > Thanks. :-)
> >
> > Knowing what I know about plants, and personal experience, I knew that
> > Sheldon was right tho'.
>
> I never knew that. Of course it just may be that the 5 minutes from
> picking to boiling water is not enough time for it to grow much.
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

That's the best way to eat it... :-)

I really need to totally re-do my asparagus patch!
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In article >,
Buddy <why.wood.yew@bother> wrote:

> > Sorry babe, but Sheldon is right.
> >
> > Try it sometime and see...
> Right or wrong, he's an odd duck to align ones self with, not to mention
> predictably caustic.

I'll align myself with whomever is right! :-)

It'd be silly not to.
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 17:39:34 +0000 (UTC),
magnanimously proffered:

>: On Wed, 9 May 2007 19:04:55 +0000 (UTC), magnanimously
>: proffered:
>
>: >Sheldon spewed:
>: >
>: >: Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
>: >: harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
>: >: shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
>: >: they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. Asparagus for shipment are
>: >: harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
>: >: as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
>: >: asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
>: >: market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
>: >: look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
>: >
>: >Excuse me? Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
>: >it has been cut off from its' root system. It cannot and does not
>: >grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
>: >nutrients. You must have magic asparagus!!! It's that little
>: >asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>
>: Absolutely wrong! We've spent quite a bit of time in England's premier
>: asparagus growing area (the Severn Valley) and have learned about
>: asparagus (and other things like French cheeses and wild Scottish
>: smoked salmon) from my wife's late aunt, who was a Cordon Blue trained
>: cook.
>
>: There is "first cut" or thinnings known as "sprue," the "second cut"
>: and, if I'm not mistaken, even third cuts of asparagus.
>
>You completely misunderstand. Sheldon stated that the HARVESTED spears
>continue growing. Of course the crowns keep growing new spears. Read
>things again...

My apologies. I did misunderstand your post.

I wonder how long it will be before someone tries to develop a variety
of asparagus that does continue growing after harvesting? Or when the
EU dictates a uniform size for every spear?


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On May 9, 8:19�pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Sheldon spewed:
>
> > : Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
> > : harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
> > : shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
> > : they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. *Asparagus for shipment are
> > : harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
> > : as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
> > : asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
> > : market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
> > : look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
>
> > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
>
> Wrong.
>
> All plants grow from the tip, the terminal bud.
> If the asparagus has light and water, it can indeed continue to lengthen.

Asparagus grows during the day and at night too... and many plants are
nocturnal, plants of the nightshade family; tomatoes, potatoes,
peppers, eggplant, etc. only grow at night... they store up energy
during daylight but don't actually grow until it's dark.

In article .com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> On May 9, 8:19�pm, Omelet <omp > wrote:
> > In article >,
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Sheldon spewed:
> >
> > > : Anyone can do that at home... asparagus continues to grow after
> > > : harvesting... in fact asparagus farmers have developed packaging for
> > > : shipping with about 4" head room because that's about how much more
> > > : they grow on the way to your stupidmarket. *Asparagus for shipment are
> > > : harvested prematurely, which is primarily why they don't taste nearly
> > > : as good as those harvested from ones own patch... plus anyone who buys
> > > : asparagus from the stupidmarket has never tasted fresh, those at the
> > > : market are a minimum of a week since harvested and even thouhg they
> > > : look attractive they are actually very poor quality.
> >
> > > Excuse me? *Asparagus is harvested by cutting the spear, after which
> > > it has been cut off from its' root system. *It cannot and does not
> > > grow after that because it is no longer receiving any moisture or
> > > nutrients. *You must have magic asparagus!!! * It's that little
> > > asparagus between your legs that grows to 4" head, moron.
> >
> > Wrong.
> >
> > All plants grow from the tip, the terminal bud.
> > If the asparagus has light and water, it can indeed continue to lengthen.
>
> Asparagus grows during the day and at night too... and many plants are
> nocturnal, plants of the nightshade family; tomatoes, potatoes,
> peppers, eggplant, etc. only grow at night... they store up energy
> during daylight but don't actually grow until it's dark.

Cool. :-)
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<snip>

Asparagus grows during the day and at night too... and many plants are
nocturnal, plants of the nightshade family; tomatoes, potatoes,
peppers, eggplant, etc. only grow at night... they store up energy
during daylight but don't actually grow until it's dark.

While not an asparagus lover, I recently saw in a supermarket, purple
asparagas. Is there a specific 'season' for them? Green seems to be nearly
all year long in the past couple of years, and white asparagus are out now.

Kswck wrote on Fri, 11 May 2007 12:59:06 -0400:

K> Asparagus grows during the day and at night too... and many
K> plants are nocturnal, plants of the nightshade family;
K> tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc. only grow at
K> night... they store up energy during daylight but don't
K> actually grow until it's dark.

I like purple asparagus since it's a spectacular vegetable but
I've never detected any difference in taste from green. Since it
almost always costs more I don't eat it often. Now white
(blanched) asparagus is the best but it's price is usually a
deterrent!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not