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This picture was taken on April 9, as soon as the soil could be worked in the spring. No asparagus had yet reached the surface.
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On June 27, after harvesting over 40 lbs of asparagus and making a few laps around the edge of the bed with a hoe, I have quit harvesting.
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Two week later.