It's the end of the season for my asparagus plants. Last spring, they provided tasty spears. Over the summer, they grew into large ferns. This replenishes the roots for the following season. If well cared for, an asparagus bed can last twenty years.
Some plants have bright red berries in the fall. That's because some are female and others male. The female plants produce the berries filled with asparagus seeds for another generation.
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Wow! I learned something new this morning.
ReplyDeleteI have learned something too, I have never seen asparagus berries! I am going up the allotment to inspect other people's beds!!! Xxx
ReplyDeleteI once started an asparagus bed from seed. I planted them indoors in an egg carton and moved the teeny tiny plants outside.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I moved away before my plants had a chance to reach maturity (minimum 3 years) and the renters I had, after I moved, didn't take care of my dear little asparagus plantlets.
I love this photo, Margy. I vaguely remember having heard of asparagus berries before, but I don't remember seeing them. I probably did when I was a child and asparagus grew wild where we lived in the Okanagan Valley. We kids used to pick wild asparagus and sell it to our mothers!
K
I didn't know about the berries, informative post.
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