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Re: mounding asparagus

I've been growing asparagus for a couple of years in South East England
(North London).
I have a variety that produces spears very early in the season, so to
protect it from frost I cover with straw. The effect is to produce blanched
spears. They look nice but I'm not convinced they taste any different to
the later green ones.
The first spears of the season always taste better because they have been
anticipated for so long. :)

Regards
Stephen

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Stephen Griffiths
Barfield Allotment Association
Whetstone, London. England.
stephen.griffiths@dial.pipex.com.
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> From: AVarela007@aol.com
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: mounding asparagus
> Date: 09 October 1997 18:38
> 
> I think that "mounding" may be a reference to the practice of continually
> heaping dirt over the spears as they emerge. Some people consider the
> resulting blanched spears to be a delicacy. Now, I've never grown
asparagus,
> but my father is from Spain and I've seen asparagus fields in the north
with
> those heaps of dirt for forming fat, white, tender spears.
> 
> Happy gardening!
> 
> - Anna V. in Zone 7
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