Q: I am a North Little Rock gardener. My asparagus bed seems be producing smaller diameter shoots, which I am allowing to grow into ferns. Could the bed be getting old (it's approximately 10 years old ...

Asparagus isn’t the most common vegetable among home gardeners, and that’s likely because growing it is an exercise in patience. But three years of patience is a small price to pay for up to 20 years ...

Answer: There are many reasons people want to grow asparagus in raised beds. In the Piedmont, our heavy clay soils can make it difficult to grow asparagus because the soil doesn’t drain well. By ...

As the saying goes "all good things come to an end." That's probably true of the tender stalks of asparagus you've been enjoying since early spring, as the shoots begin to branch out and look more ...