October 2009
1 post
Asparagus varieties →
So, you decided to grow asparagus in your garden, but you don’t know which seed you should choose.
Today we present you some popular asparagus varieties and explain what are their characteristics,…
September 2009
10 posts
The book of asparagus →
This book from Charles Ilot is a classic. It is written in 1901, but information it provides is still relevant and useful.
It covers cultivation of asparagus and related vegetables,…
Asparagus pie →
Asparagus pie
Preparation time: 01:20:00
Ingredients (for 4-6 persons)
For dough:
250 g wheat flour
120 g butter
1 egg
1 tablespoon sour cream
salt
For stuffing:
300 g asparagus
1…
Video Series: How to Grow Asparagus Fern →
Part 7 - Using Fertilizer for Growing Asparagus
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“Now that we’ve got our asparagus fern planted…
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Part 6 - Watering Seeds in Soil for Growing Asparagus
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“Since we’ve got the seeds for the…
Video Series: How to Grow Asparagus Fern →
Part 5 - Planting Seeds in Soil for Growing Asparagus
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“All right in this segment we are…
Video Series: How to Grow Asparagus Fern →
Part 4 - Propagating Ferns from Seeds for Growing Asparagus
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“In this segment we…
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Part 3 - Selecting Potting Soil for Growing Asparagus
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“I’m Travis Steglich with Steglich…
Video Series: How to Grow Asparagus Fern →
Part 2 - Collecting Seeds for Growing Asparagus Fern
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“I’m Travis Steglich with Steglich Farm…
Video Series: How to Grow Asparagus Fern →
Part 1 - Introduction to Growing Asparagus Fern
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“I’m Travis Steglich with Steglich Farm Supply Inc….
Asparagus with green sauce →
Ingredients (for 4 persons)
1 kg /2,2 lb asparagus
Sauce:
4-5 hard boiled eggs
100 ml/3,4 oz wine vinegar
100 ml/3,4 oz water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon mustard
100 ml/3,4 oz oil
pepper …
July 2009
6 posts
Asparagus is great for your sex drive? →
In our first post we mentioned that asparagus was recognized for its aphrodisiac effect from early times. The new ‘Eat This, Not That!’ book exposes which food will enhance your love life. Guess…
Harvest asparagus →
Asparagus is normally harvested by hand. The use of mechanical harvesters might provide an opportunity to improve harvest quality but to date a mechanical harvester has not been able to replace…
Growing asparagus from crowns or seed? →
In the post “How to grow asparagus in your garden” we mentioned that you can grow asparagus from seed or you can plant one or two year old crowns or transplant seedlings.
In case you don’t…
Asparagus as decorative plant →
Decorative asparagus originates from southern Africa and there are more then 200 species. The most popular are Asparagus Sprengeri and Asparagus Plumosus. The elegant branches of this plant are…
Asparagus sauce for pasta →
Ingredients
Onion
Garlic
Parsley
Celery leaf
Bunch of asparagus
A little bit of chili
Chive, basil, oregano or other herbs on request
Tomato juice
Salt
Olive oil
Preparation
Stew the…
Asparagus Pizza →
Pastry
15 dkg spelt flour
15 dkg self-raising flour
4 oil (sunflower, olive)
1 teaspoon salt
Dissolve one half of fresh yeast (about 20 g) in a warm milk mixed with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 2…
June 2009
8 posts
Growing asparagus →
Well, we plan to shot our own video on growing asparagus, but until then you can check out did nice and informative video that I found on youtube:
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Asparagus with cheese →
You can prepare this easily, it’s low-calorie and nutritious.
Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
2 lbs asparagus
5 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (you can also use parmesan or some other cheese you…
Egg Omelet with Asparagus →
This is very easy to prepare, it is tasteful, nutritious and healthy.
Ingredients for 4 persons:
50 dkg (18 ounces) asparagus
5 eggs
4 table spoons sour cream
salt, pepper
twig of parsley
1…
How to grow asparagus in your garden →
Asparagus are harvested by hands, and because of high wages this very delicious vegetable is too expensive and almost inaccessible! But when ones …
White asparagus
The url of this blog is white-asparagus.tumblr.com so I think if you got to this page you would be interested in hearing what is the white asparagus, why is it different then the green or the violet one and how can you grow it.
So the white asparagus is not a special type of asparagus it is just reared with a special technique. The offspring is covered with earth (or black foil) and therefore...
“Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.”
Charles Lamb”
How to grow asparagus in your garden →
