About asparagus

Skyhooks said:

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 said:

Skyhooks said:

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 said:

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 here:
http://www.gkbledsoe.com/artwork/readingdirt/gardenpix29Aug06/asparagus.jpg

Skyhooks said:

Dave Smith said:

Skyhooks said:

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.

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Sky

Dave Smith said:

Skyhooks said:

Dave Smith said:

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.

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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 said:

Skyhooks said:

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 here:
http://www.gkbledsoe.com/artwork/readingdirt/gardenpix29Aug06/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

Skyhooks said:

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

Steve Wertz said:

Skyhooks said:

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>

Steve Wertz said:

Skyhooks said:

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 said:

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 said:

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 said:

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 said:

Skyhooks said:

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 said:

Skyhooks said:

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

Sheldon said:

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.

More of the classic Sheldon-style [censored]. This site contradicts
a lot of what you just said (except for transplanting).

http://www.asparagus.org/maab/homeGarden.html?id=771

"Growers should harvest all of the spears that come up until the
end of the harvest period, even the small diameter ones we call
"whips".

The fern and crown continues to grow regardless of whether it's
been picked ot not.

-sw

"Puester" <[email hidden]> wrote

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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

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Quoted message said:

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 said:

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Quoted message said:

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

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Kswck said:

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Quoted message said:

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.