Re: Asparagus sprouting quickly

"Srgnt Billko" <frrt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Srgnt Billko" <frrt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> actually you can almost see it grow. What was just barely peeking
through 
>> the ground Tuesday is now 10" high and will be picked tomorrow.
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> Picked a few pounds - we ALL ate good tonight.

Did you ever try mounding the soil up around the shoots as they do in 
Europe? Keeps them from getting green and makes for a different flavor.