wild asparagus

[mooneyes]

anybody find any yet? obviously going to be in southern mn if you have.

[fishfinder72]

We just had snow last week but I think it will be coming soon. I've been keeping an eye out in several spots but nothing showing up yet.

[shooter_mcgavin]

What kind of vegetation do you guys look for when hunting wild asparagus? Anyone have a picture from past years? This is something I'm interested in finding while waiting on morels.

BTW, soil temps south of the cities in the 50's yesterday, should be soon!

[fishfinder72]

What kind of vegetation do you guys look for when hunting wild asparagus? Anyone have a picture from past years? This is something I'm interested in finding while waiting on morels.

BTW, soil temps south of the cities in the 50's yesterday, should be soon!

A lot of spots around here are grassy road ditches. Get ready to put on some miles and watch the ditches until you see some. End of the season is a good time to go find spots with it being tall and seeding out. Remember the spots for the next season.

[zzammon]

I don't know about wild, but I ate the first one fresh out of the garden on Sunday evening, May 5th. Mankato area. I would have enough for meal by now if my kids would stop picking and eating it.

[krystalball]

Like someone else mentioned I drive along old country roads and look in the ditches. Unless it is an area that has produced in the past, I look for asparagus that is going to seed and often there are young, good stalks in the same area. It seems to be it tends to be in dry areas more so than damp.

[hitthebricks]

Planted asparagus in two different raised bed gardens last year. One was choked out by squash the other has 3-4 dozen thin spears. Do I cut them this year or let them grow and go to seed?

[lovebigbluegills]

I could be mistaken, but I don't think you're supposed to pick any until the third year. Next spring you should be good to pick them.

[lovebigbluegills]

I haven't seen any wild stuff yet, and the tame stuff is maybe two inches high around here.

I think it'll take some rain and by the end of next week, with the warmer weather forecasted, hopefully the wild stuff will be ready to pick.

[Powerstroke]

Our garden plants are ready for harvest already. Lots of young ones coming up.

As far as picking planted plants, don't pick the year you plant, or the next year. You can pick for a week or two during the second full season. The following year you can pick a little while longer and in the fifth year you can pick for up to a month. After that its established and you can pick all season.