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Stalking Wild Asparagus
Now's the time to hunt for bushes that lead to spring's asparagus crop.
As fall descends upon northern Illinois, leaf peepers are roaming the countryside, looking for the signs that will guide them back to a mouthwatering vegetable treat next year: wild asparagus. Now is the time to be out on the prowl, looking for stands of the mature plants. Pay special attention to roadsides for wild asparagus. Now is the best time to find the delicious plant. Wild asparagus grows from crowns, which are similar to a bulb root system. It emerges in the spring and continues to grow through midsummer. A whopping $3 a pound in stores for old, wilted stalks, many choose to hunt the wild variety along the roads. After midsummer, the plant continues to grow into a tall, fern-like bush. This is how it re-seeds itself. In the spring…
