We moved into our house late winter 2000. I planted a row of asparagus crowns probably in the spring of 2001. It might have been 2002, but it wasn’t much later than that. I, of course, hadn’t harvested any asparagus that year. And then I started working full time AND going to school almost full time AND teaching night classes…so I wasn’t gardening at all.
I cleared that level in 2005 when I built those beds. It was the dead of inland summer heat. I really hadn’t been down there much at all in years, and I didn’t notice any asparagus that year. But I wasn’t looking either.
However, a couple days ago…I looked over and saw this one lonely stalk of UC-157 asparagus. I really feel sorry for it. It’s so lonely.
I was trying to figure out where to plant asparagus when I was re-planning the beds this spring. I decided that it could wait another year. So maybe I’ll dig up this lonely one next year and move it to where I plant it’s relatives.
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I’m totally a non-gardener, but I used to live out in farm country and asparagus grew like weeds all along the sides of the irrigation ditches. That led me to believe that asparagus needs tons of water…So it seems to me that this is miracle asparagus!
This variety was developed by the University of California. I can’t remember if it was Davis or Riverside (or a joint effort) but in either case, it was developed for warmer, drier weather.
Again, I can’t vouch for the taste, as I’ve never gotten that far.
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