One of the greatest joys of my home garden is my asparagus bed. Planted for about seven years now, this patch of perennial goodness just keeps getting better every spring. I’ve written a few times ...

Q:Our family loves asparagus and I would love to start my own bed. What do I need to do? A:Prepare a planting bed in late fall or as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. Spread lime if ...

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • My parents have a good size bed of asparagus in their garden, which they are no longer using. We would like to dig up the ...