Asparagus!!!

[JimWWhite]

We've got asparagus and is it tender and sweet!!! Teresa made omelets this morning and served fresh steamed asparagus with them. We were eating it right out in the garden so I'm surprised there was enough to make anything with. It was like candy.

Teresa with an empty bowl because we kept eating it right out of the bed.

As you can see we're going to be almost 90% boxes this year. I've left one area over to one side for okra, potatoes, and onions. The box in the foreground is romaine and bibb lettuce. The plowed area in the foreground is where the 2x2 boxes will go for the tomatoes. Tomatoes are my project this year. Teresa's was asparagus last year.

Here's the cold frame I built from hay bales and a large sliding glass door on top of it. Worked great. We're about to move our tomatoes into it this coming week.

 

[curly_kate]

Your garden looks great! I just started seeing asparagus poke out of my garden a few days ago. Can't wait for those first few spears!

 

[firemenlovechicks]

I am JEALOUS!!!

Your garden looks GREAT!

Jeff

 

[4grandbabies]

Oh, that looks so good. I like your nice raised beds ..every thing looks so neat

 

[Mattemma]

I need to go check mine in the front yard. Hope the rabbits don't eat it!

Sweet set up with the boxes.I need to do that in the back yard.

What size lumber did you use? I never made raised beds. Iit would be so much nicer,and way easier to control the grass/weeds.

 

[lesa]

Always enjoy seeing your gardens! Just lovely. I keep staring at my asparagus bed, hoping to see some green poking up... Not yet! This will be my first year to harvest, so I am very excited!!

 

[Mattemma]

Well I checked my asparagus,and instead of the plants I found a nest of baby meadow voles(and momma).Guess they ate my plants.

 

[lesa]

Mattemma, did you have the bed covered in straw? Are you sure the plants are gone?

 

[JimWWhite]

I need to go check mine in the front yard. Hope the rabbits don't eat it!

Sweet set up with the boxes.I need to do that in the back yard.

What size lumber did you use? I never made raised beds. Iit would be so much nicer,and way easier to control the grass/weeds.

For the most part I used 2x6x8's to build them. We have 8 boxes that are 4x8x12, 8 boxes that are 4x4x6, and a bunch of smaller 2x2x4 boxes. The smaller boxes are used for tomatoes, blueberries, etc. Teresa got hooked on the Square Foot Gardener by Mel Bartholomew last year and wanted everything in boxes. I talked her into letting me keep one 10' x70' section for okra, potatoes, corn, and pumpkins.

 

[lesa]

I wandered over to my asparagus bed, to take a peek this morning...I was thrilled to see a few spears poking up! I thought it was way too early!