Asparagus is an excellent source of folacin, a B vitamin that helps keep the circulatory system strong, and it’s a good source of potassium and vitamin C. Gardeners have been growing asparagus ...

Asparagus are low-maintenance perennial vegetables that are capable of providing you with delicious spears in spring and early summer for decades if looked after properly. You do need to be patient as ...

Asparagus crowns should be allowed to grow the first year with no harvest. The second year you can harvest a few of the spears, but only if there was good crown growth. You can harvest spears that are ...

Prized for their edible stems, or spears, asparagus plants are one of the few vegetables that grow perennially, and they're harvested in spring—long before other crops have even sprouted. But while ...

Q: It is mid-April here in Michigan. When should I fertilize the asparagus and rhubarb? Is it too early to transplant rhubarb? When is the ideal time to transplant rhubarb? Should I mulch the ...

When is the proper time to fertilize asparagus? What is the correct fertilizer to apply to asparagus? What is the correct placement of fertilizer for asparagus? Ed W., Payson ...

Spring is just around the corner and gardeners can hardly wait to get their hands in the soil. Got questions before you get started? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool ...

Asparagus and rhubarb are two of the few perennial vegetables that grow well in Kansas. Although each may offer lower maintenance in the years after planting, good garden bed planning and preparation ...

One of the greatest joys of my home garden is my asparagus bed. Planted for about seven years now, this patch of perennial goodness just keeps getting better every spring. I’ve written a few times ...

Last week, I mentioned how common names can be confusing. A good example is the asparagus fern. Despite its common name, these plants are not ferns. Asparagus ferns will flower and produce fruit ...