[snowdrops]

First picking today 

[Ali T]

First asparagus tip showing today! Unfortunately, it appears to have been nibbled  - not sure if it's rats or slugs, no apparent slime so guess it's the latter Grrrr!

[flyguy]

It's been slow progress with the cold weather and all, but have had 3 or 4 good cuts so far. wonder when the dreaded beetle will appear....

[Hampshire Hog]

Slow start to season due to the cold and damp soil I think ?
Had a couple of spears but nothing like normal by now.

[Nobbie]

 One was a couple of inches tall before I sliced it with the hoe , tasted good though. Hoping the warmer weather this week should have it producing strongly by weeks end. You’d hope so anyway in the first week of May.

[Nobbie]

Went to the allotment today to do some digging and while I wasn’t looking, my dog started helping himself to the asparagus tips >: . He also managed to ingest a fair bit of mud trying to eat the rest of the spear which he then threw up on the carpet when he got home

[Yorkie]

Oh no! Hope that taught him 

[Hampshire Hog]

Reasonable harvest today.
Not massive spears but quite enough for our supper.

[Nobbie]

Oh no! Hope that taught him 

It won’t have

[Ali T]

Hurrah! Happy to confirm that either the rat/slug deterrent activities have worked OR the Plot 13 Asparagus was just a bit lazy and is now properly woken up - spears as thick as my fingers are popping up from all 5 crowns - Yay!!!!
They only went in last year so I wont be taking a harvest yet, but its just so great to see them!