lemon juice and butter....cold and a little mayo....raw with a ranch dip....love me some fat asparagus!

Beautiful, Annie. Lucky you to have the space - and ground - for them.

Ooo. I've never grown asparagus.

So far we have some lettuce and that's about it. I got stuff in the ground early, but maybe too early. The little starts had to endure month of cold gray rain. Spring is finally here so maybe we'll see some growth.

With a little planning (DIY cold frame, greenhouse, etc.) to work with Mother Nature, it shortens anticipation stress.

Nothing better than asparagus fresh from your own garden!

dcarch

That’s a lovely sight, annie1992. I hope you have a large bed of these.

Ahhhhh...sparagus!

LindaC, you and Maci, she loves it raw with ranch too, calls it "basspagrass". I'd rather cook mine....

Kate, I live one county away from the "Asparagus Capital", Oceana County, Michigan, so we can definitely grow asparagus. It doesn't take that much room and will produce for about 20 years or so, so I'm looking forward to a LOT of asparagus.

Petalique, I have 200 crowns, and some of the crowns put up 12-15 spears last year, so if we have a good year....

JohnLiu, your poor lettuce. I know it's cold hardy, so it stays alive, but the poor little things can't grow with no warm ground. I keep telling myself to hold off, things won't grow until the ground warms up, even if it's not freezing. (sigh) It's hard to wait.

Dcarch, Elery would like to build a greenhouse/solarium on the East side of the entryway, so I could just grow things all winter. I'd like that, but first I have to replace the front wall of the barn foundation, that 100+ year old stone foundation is finally giving up.

Bragu, I haven't found a single morel yet. It's supposed to rain for the next two days, then be in the 60s, that should help them pop up. Asparagus and morel quiche, maybe...

chloebud, you just said it all. And I had some for dinner tonight. I'll be picking a lot by this weekend, I think, if the weatherman doesn't lie to me again.

Annie

Oh I miss my asparagus bed since we moved into town a couple of years ago! I go to the store and look at the dried out ends.....just NOT the same!

Sometimes I would go out to the garden and realize that snow peas and gus were just my lunch!

Oh well. I'm getting my small garden established!

Wrap the stems in strips of Parma ham and roast. Dip in egg and panko and parmesan. Drizzle with olive oil and roast. Makes a change!

Roasting or grilling are pretty much what I do with asparagus most often.

Lucky you, Annie! I kick myself regularly for not planting some asparagas years ago. I do have a quart bag of large fresh morel mushrooms in my fridge.

Madonna

chloe, I like it roasted a lot, I want it kind of crispy. My Mother was not impressed, she likes hers boiled to mush, LOL

Nancyjane, I could easily make a meal with spring peas and asparagus and be a very happy girl. Good luck with your garden!

Madonna, they are just starting to find morels here, I ought to go out looking, maybe I could find some for Mother before Sunday. As for asparagus, I bought 1 year old crowns from Daisy Farms, and was impressed, nearly 100% grew. You couldn't pick this year, but you could pick "judiciously" next year, and then the next year, pick a lot! They're nice people, located here in Michigan so I figured their varieties would grow here. About $50 for 100 crowns, a lot cheaper than any of the big box stores too. http://www.daisyfarms.net/asparagus.html

Islay, that sounds really, really good, wrapped in Parma ham, yum. I used to wrap a steamed stalk in a slice of turkey with a bit of cream cheese, my girls loved it. I might have to do that again too, now that asparagus season is upon us...

Annie

Didn't see this post til now - lucky you!

Simply roasted with olive oil and salt, or just picked and raw are my preferred ways with asparagus. I still remember staying at my aunt's in WI many years ago, and grazing her asparagus bed daily. I couldn't help my self!