And Asparagus Stalks All Over the Messy Row.
Mary, Mary would have a hard time with this stage of the garden. Let me illustrate:
9 am:
4 pm:
And finally, at 9 pm, right before I picked it:
And, no, I didn’t touch the ruler all day. Isn’t that amazing? I marvel every year in astonishment.
And then I go running around trying to unload asparagus on everyone I know. I should note that not two hours after my last writing when I finished with…
*now would be a convenient time for all you locals to conveniently stop by to drop off some fictitious object and casually ask for a ‘garden tour.’
…my friend Michelle’s husband showed up with 6 pallets for Charlie’s soon-to-be Airsoft gun war (God help me) and left with about a pound of asparagus. So, call me what you will, but don’t call me a liar.
Here is another astonishing thing I found in the garden last week:
Lettuce seedlings!
Last September, I re-seeded lettuce with plans for a fall crop. They never germinated. I couldn’t believe that it was because the weather was still too hot, because it was September, and only weeks away from the first frost. I never figured it out.
And then they germinated. Eight months and about 1000″ of snow later. I guess it was too hot. So yeah, I’ll be enjoying some early garden lettuce.
…and not much else, since I haven’t gotten anything else planted yet.
Maybe I can eat toasted woodticks sprinkled on top of my garden lettuce. I seem to have a lot of them hanging around my office.
For some reason, I imagine they would taste a lot like pine nuts. And they’re a lot cheaper, too.
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I would like some asparagus when I see you. I have enough woodticks, thank you.
yes, yes. That’s what EVERYONE SAYS. But you must come to me. You must come to me. And ye shall see thy reward.
That’s an amazing visual with the ruler. I did not knwo it grew that fast!
Hi Jennie,
What a gorgeous post! All in a day; pretty amazing indeed. Wish I lived close by to benefit from some of your garden fresh veggies.
Enjoy,
Kelly.
sigh. you’re going to make me grow asparagus aren’t you? Ready in May huh? Just about the time of Girl Scout Camporee, end of school year madness and random high-maintenance work software spikes (for some unknown reason). Well why not.
I need some more posts about crafts and things you make. Are you canning this year? I’m on a low carb thing and I want to can, but I’m nervous. Knowing how much I sample. And forget sugar free anything in a jar – what is the point of that nonsense?!
I’d love to have more posts… This summer has been insane (see most recent post on 7/17)…BUT NOT CRAFTS!! I am not a craft person. Have you ever stumbled upon howaboutorange.com? LOVE IT! I only can what I’ve posted here: salsa, raspberry jam and apple jelly. I’ve also made pickled beans, eggplant and asparagus, but those jars just seem to collect dust, so I’m done with that. Hopefully I will have a big enough crop to do it this year — our weather has been abysmal.