Asparagus is the type of plant that just keeps on giving. With proper care, the plants can last up to 15 years or even longer. But when you have something growing in the same spot for so long, it is ...

Asparagus can be a long-lived and productive vegetable. The highly desirable crowns can provide harvests of delicious stems for over 20 years, provided they are healthy and well-maintained.

A: I have the same problem! When my husband and I built our house, the first items we planted were asparagus roots. We had both been reared on asparagus, mostly wild, so this idea was exciting. Within ...

The asparagus is looking yummy! You know, there's something about these vegetables that as soon as they start looking good, other things come in to eat them. Other things think they look good, too, I ...

Q: My asparagus patch seems to get badly damaged, with some stems turning patchy brown or fronds looking a bit defoliated. How can I protect the plants, especially given how tall they get? A: It ...

My husband, Bill, and I were walking in the yard to the garden when we were shocked to find tiny gray caterpillars chowing down on our asparagus ferns. Many of us don't even look this time of year as ...

Question: I just noticed that my asparagus plants look bare. Something has stripped off the little leaves and just left the branches. The branches have short brown sections every couple of inches. I ...

Tiny black worms (about a 1/4 inch) have appeared in the tips of my asparagus spears. I’ve been harvesting asparagus for about two weeks. What to do? You are seeing the larvae of asparagus beetles.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mint Images / Getty Images Asparagus thrives with the help of well-chosen companion plants like strawberries, dill, and marigolds.