TODAY IN THE ORCHARD

A few last asparagus spears in a well-weeded bed

Today marks the end of asparagus season at Super Chilly Farm. It’s been a great season. One of the things that can be different about living on the farm and eating what you produce yourselves is that the foods all have a season. It has been asparagus season for several weeks. There’s an old expression, “Make hay while the sun shines.” You could change that slightly and say, “Eat what’s available when it’s in season!” So we ate a lot of asparagus for over a month. We ate it prepared in many ways, and it was delicious. But a now we need to allow the remaining spears to grow to maturity in order to feed the roots for 2025. Today, in between the raindrops, I weeded about half the patch. For asparagus to remain healthy and productive, it needs to be weed-free. Once it gets overgrown it can be impossible to resurrect. Not quite done yet, but it’s looking very spiffy!