CHAPTER VI 



ASPARAGUS 



Preparedness has no greater significance as to 

 garden work than in relation to asparagus. It is 

 hard for people to plan and plant a crop which may 

 not be garnered for two years, but there is some- 

 thing impelling in the world situation today. Those 

 who never looked ahead before are looking ahead 

 now. As part of the obligation we owe ourselves 

 and those dependent on us, why not lay out an 

 asparagus bed .? 



Asparagus is more than a vegetable ; it serves 

 the purpose of meat also with many people. Few 

 there are who do not consider a dish of asparagus 

 on toast a treat, a luxury which only the rich can 

 afford ; yet nothing is easier to grow and care for. 

 The first plant, after the rhubarb, to appear in the 

 spring is this delicious vegetable. During the six 

 weeks before strawberries ripen, a small patch will 

 provide daily for the needs of the average family. 

 Once grown, it will continue to bear almost in- 

 definitely. There are beds over fifty years old which 

 still produce good crops. 



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