"Kevin Markland" wrote in
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We are planning to start growing a few
vegetables in our garden and I'd like
to grow those things that are either expensive
in the shops or really
benefit from being fresh from the ground.
Asparagus seems to fit the bill on
both counts but on reading about it it seems
incredibly difficult to get
established and a long time before you get a
useful crop. Are there any
shortcuts I can take, such as buying or begging
established crowns? As an
aside are there any must haves that are vastly
better when eaten fresh from
the garden? We only have a small plot about 30
feet by 15 feet so it has to
work quite hard.
Thanks.

Aside from the other replies, do not forget bog
standard, ordinary peas. They are unsurpassed when
fresh from your own garden.