Last year some early stuff was stunted by freezes. Nothing was killed though. Hopefully the same with the yearling's in the pic up thread, looking at the next few day's forecast.Is frost hard on asparagus? We had a really hard frost this morning here.
If not I have a south wall that would be perfect for this.
Looked like Purslane to me, figured you eat it.I just ran the weed eater in the garden.
Embarrassing pic above with all the weeds surrounding that asparagus.
I have that stuff like crazy in my garden. Since its edible I took a bite the last time I was pulling it up. Yuck!Looked like Purslane to me, figured you eat it.
Yeah, I don't like it either.I have that stuff like crazy in my garden. Since its edible I took a bite the last time I was pulling it up. Yuck!
Yep, I left this one to see how it would take it. It froze. Was soft and a bit transparent. I'm guessing the tiny ones along side the house are the same? Too small to see damage yet. We'll see.Asparagus is pretty cold-hardy, but last year when we had a hard freeze (i think it was in April), some of the spears that were up got mushy.
Last year some early stuff was stunted by freezes. Nothing was killed though. Hopefully the same with the yearling's in the pic up thread, looking at the next few day's forecast.
Stumbled on to the first eater asparagus a bit ago. Hope it grows a bit before the possible freeze.
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