Any way you cook it, you'll love being able to snip fresh asparagus from just outside your door for a month or two every spring.
For a dedicated asparagus patch, start with crowns, which are one-year roots that are far easier than starting from seed. After planting, you'll have to wait 1 or 2 years before you can harvest, but it'll be so worth it. Any way you cook it, you'll love being able to snip fresh asparagus from just outside your door for a month or two every spring.