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Originally Posted by Karl F
There is SOMETHING in the soil too... I know a gal that got the seeds from Nickerson, and she is growing them on her farm in South Orleans... they are good, but the ones grown in Eastham taste a little better... Eastham used to be famous for it Asparagus crop too, way back... still grows wild here and there... if you were to go out Blackbeards back door and poke around in the meadow there, come springtime, you will come across it growing wild... and it still eats good  |
My Great-grandfather raised asparagus behind my house in Truro, and dairy cattle. There were still wild plants around when I was a kid. He used to pack the spears in barrels and ship them to "the city" by train. The depot was across the street. Forgot all about that..
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