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[–] 58 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Bunched together or with leaves around them was my assumption, not individually like someone just bought some and stuck them in the ground.

Didn't know we harvested them as baby plants.

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  • [–] 49 points 1 year ago (16 children)

    Oh no that’s not even them as babies. That’s like two years in.

    This is baby asparagus. It takes forever to develop to actual asperagus stage.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    It takes several years, many seasons, much sun and rain for such a magnificent vegetable to grow to maturity and be ripe for the harvest.

    Unfortunately it tastes like ass, has the texture of twine and makes your piss stink.

    Vile weed.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I just need to know if you’ve given properly sautéed asparagus in olive oil and garlic a chance. If you’re basing this on mom’s boiled mush you need to give it a second chance.

    Also I personally find it funny when I get to piss stinky piss. Like farts for my dick!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I tried many ways, my most successful was asparagus with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper and a light dusting of Parmesan cheese. Put it in the broiler until the cheese gets a tan. Finish with a tiny sprinkle of really fancy balsamic vinegar.

    While it was an improvement, the texture was still not something I ever found acceptable.

    Also, if you're using asparagus for smelly dick jokes, I am willing to withdraw my judgement.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    4 years isn't it? I looked into it back in the 90s, decided hell no. LOL, it was suggested to dig a 4' deep trench to plant them.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    That’s probably right. I think they become recognizable as asperagus around 2 years in. We had some, about two years in when were in a mobile home park. Swapped owners so they hired new lawn keepers… who fucking killed them right when they were almost harvestable god I was so mad.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    It's extremely low maintenance once it establishes though which is nice.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    I'm sorry, I'm still in awe that anyone would hear that asparagus needs two years to grow enough for a viable harvest and still think it's worth doing

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