GROW THE BEST ASPARAGUS by Higgins, Michael - 1981

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1981. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 32 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-63. Staple-bound in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings. The Chapters are: Grow the Best Asparagus; Where Did It Come From; What Asparagus Likes Best; Choosing a Site; Starting Plants; Making the Permanent Asparagus Bed; Compost; Caring for the Roots; Digging the Trench; Planting the Roots; Cultivation; Wood Ashes; Insects and Diseases; Harvesting; What If the Bed is Not Producing Well: Soil Nutrition; Insect of Disease Problem; Lack of Moisture or Bad Drainage; Plant Aging; Cooking Asparagus: Basic; Blender Made Hollandaise Sauce; Herbed Lemon Butter; Cream of Asparagus Soup; Baked Asparagus; Asparagus Crepes; Grilled Asparagus Sandwich; Asparsgus Souffle; Skillet Asparagus; Asparagus Tempura; Marinated Cook Asparagus; and Preserving Asparagus..