The overwhelming majority of vegetables which gardeners love to grow in Greater Columbus are annual plants, which means that they complete their lifecycle in the same season and must be planted each ...

Asparagus officinalis growing in the garden - Toni Jardon/Getty Images Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a popular vegetable to add to your garden, favored for its flavorful spears and multiple ...

Asparagus is an excellent source of folacin, a B vitamin that helps keep the circulatory system strong, and it’s a good source of potassium and vitamin C. Gardeners have been growing asparagus ...

Perennial vegetables are an elite group and are prized for their ability to produce a harvest year after year. Asparagus is one of these valued veggies, and, best of all, it's very easy to grow. Like ...

Looking to add a tasty, low-maintenance crop to your vegetable garden that’ll reward you for years to come? Growing asparagus might just be your next favorite gardening adventure. Yes, it takes a ...

A few weeks ago I naively bought a few six-packs of beautiful, ferny little asparagus seedling plants, thinking that since local asparagus production is disappearing, given over to out-of-state ...

Do you like asparagus? Those tender green shoots are some of the earliest vegetables of spring, but the season for fresh homegrown asparagus is quickly winding down. Garden master Jim Duthie tells ...

First-year asparagus, skinny with lacy tops, is planted in double rows, a technique that may increase yield and make it easier to harvest, is shown in a newly-planted field in the Columbia Valley ...

Many food lovers see asparagus as luxury fare that you pay a lot for to get a little of in your favorite five-star restaurant. Many gardeners are foodies, too, but we hardly ever visualize our food ...

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a popular vegetable to add to your garden, favored for its flavorful spears and multiple harvests. Unlike many vegetables that are annuals, asparagus is a ...