➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[BantyChooks]

I just want to see how being nuts feels like...for just one bite.

 

[Pugsabi]

Super easy. You just pick a place and mark it out, plant the little root boys bits, and water every once and again. Then, if you're like me, eventually you'll forget they are even there until spring when they start growing like crazy. They form a plant that looks like a mix of a fern and baby's breath. I think I only purposely watered mine twice the first year and completely forgot I even planted them.

I'm not quite sure what little root boy bits are, but plant those too. ( Thank you autocorrect)

 

[Conan]

The stalks are my favourite part. Same with broccoli.

I love broccoli, and the stalks are delicious and sweet.
You could try some real torture and add some stringy asparagus stalks to rice cakes. The caramel ones. Yummers.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I didn't have a garden last year because I thought I was going to be busy with the house.
I've already got everything picked out that I want to plant this year. The place that I order from (Vessey's seeds) ships according to zones, so it's going to be mid May or later before they get here. (I live in zone 3A).

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Has anyone tried growing winter squash on a trellis? I'm thinking about trying with a cattle panel hoop.

 

[Pugsabi]

I actually like rice cakes. But then again I also like Spam, so I'm pretty sure my sense of taste is suspect. I wouldn't trust me.

I can't even blame it on growing up eating it as I first tasted Spam as an adult.

 

[R2elk]

I don't know why, but I'm really hesitant to grow asparagus. It's my most favourite vegetable. I know it takes a few years before harvest. How exactly do you grow it?

If you like asparagus, you have to grow your own!! My nephew loves asparagus. He stopped by when I had a good batch to pick. I started the water boiling, went to the garden, picked the asparagus, back into the kitchen for a quick rinse and trim and then steamed the asparagus for 3 minutes. I melted butter pats on it and a little salt and pepper. He was eating the asparagus within 5 minutes of it having been picked. My nephew's response was "I thought that I liked asparagus. Wow, so this is what asparagus is supposed to taste like!!" The only way it could be any fresher is if I cooked it in the garden. There is no better asparagus than straight from the garden to the stove.

When I used to buy asparagus from a store, I would pick out the skinny stalks but when I pick it from my garden, I want the fattest stalks. They are so good.

Around here, all stores with a garden department will have a selection of asparagus roots available. They will have the directions on how to plant it on the package. It is readily available from any of the many seed companies and will come with instructions.

I originally planted Mary Washington and Jersey Giant. Later I added Purple Passion. Now most of my asparagus is hybrids that grew from the seeds produced every year.

I planted the asparagus in its own bed. It gets watered with the rest of the garden. Since I am on a sand dune and sand does not hold water, it gets watered every two to three days during growing season. I fertilize it annually with azomite and some 16-16-16 fertilizer.

 

[R2elk]

You could try some real torture and add some stringy asparagus stalks to rice cakes.

Properly harvested and properly prepared asparagus stalks are not stringy. It sounds like someone has fed you stale asparagus that was poorly prepared.

 

[Conan]

Properly harvested and properly prepared asparagus stalks are not stringy. It sounds like someone has fed you stale asparagus that was poorly prepared.

Sorry, but I just hate it. The smell, the texture, the taste... it's just not something I would ever choose to eat. I come from an asparagus loving family and no matter where it comes from or how it's cooked, I just don't enjoy it. I've eaten PILES of it because one simply does not leave uneaten food on one's plate (not an option in my family) but I've always just choked it down.
That just leaves more for you!

 

[Conan]

Has anyone tried growing winter squash on a trellis? I'm thinking about trying with a cattle panel hoop.

I have not, but it sounds like a good idea. I love cattle panels. I have them everywhere. I've read that the larger varieties may need a sling to keep the fruit from tearing off the vines, but I've not seen the slings in action. If you do it, take pics! I wanna see your setup.
I added hardy kiwi to the garden this year and they are growing on a cattle panel arch trellis. Hopefully, I will have delicious little kiwis in a few years!