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zippyt · 03-20-2011, 07:23 PM

Someone told me once that asparagus takes three years before it actually produces an above-the-surface plant. Is that even remotely true?

From what I have seen , read and heard that is true , also if you take Care of the plant ( Dont Over harvest , Let it do its thing Mostly , Cover it in Mulch in the winter , etc,,,) each Plant can Last up to 10 years .
We started from seeds a few years Back , Have a dedicated Bed Just for the Sparagooes , and Hope fully ( under the dirt ) it is Just a Big ole WAD of Sparagoose Plants that will keep comeing back year after year !!!!

zippyt · 03-20-2011, 07:24 PM

Rock on HEBE !!!

monster · 03-20-2011, 07:42 PM

I just got some sparrowguts plants for the first time. They will be Hebe's project, along with the strawberries.

zippyt · 03-20-2011, 08:30 PM

Clodfobble · 03-22-2011, 01:50 PM

My brother rocking out on a mandolin (maybe?) at SXSW. Unlike some of his other music, I can dig this one.

footfootfoot · 03-22-2011, 01:58 PM

that's a mighty banjo-looking mandolin.

Clodfobble · 03-22-2011, 02:47 PM

But it's only got 4 strings--I thought banjos had, like, 12? Maybe he restrung it. Hipsters do things like that.

Pete Zicato · 03-22-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

But it's only got 4 strings--I thought banjos had, like, 12? Maybe he restrung it. Hipsters do things like that.

No. Seems to be a matter of choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo

Most I've seen have been called five string, but are really four and a half.

Clodfobble · 03-22-2011, 06:51 PM

Yes, my mom corrected me when I mentioned it in a later email--apparently a standard banjo is 5 strings, but the 5th is too short to reach the other tuning pegs, so it gets an extra little peg halfway up the fretboard. Some have double the number of strings, but it's just repeats of all the existing strings, I guess so you can play extra notes in one strum and thus play faster.

I'm pretty sure they're the only Banjo/Trumpet/Xylophone/Bass/Drum band out there.

footfootfoot · 03-22-2011, 07:05 PM

Cool video, where was the venue? Looked fun.

Clodfobble · 03-22-2011, 07:15 PM

It's a small bar/patio called Shakespeare's. They don't always have live music, but during SXSW, everywhere has live music, almost 24 hours a day, just so bands can say they "played at SXSW."

footfootfoot · 03-22-2011, 07:16 PM

Did you shoot it?

Clodfobble · 03-22-2011, 07:28 PM

No, I wasn't even there. I have to rely on video links because going downtown right in the middle of dinner/bedtime is not usually feasible. I keep telling him that as soon as his band gets big enough to play after 8PM, I will be there.

Spexxvet · 03-23-2011, 10:57 AM

My forsythia is blooming.

HungLikeJesus · 03-23-2011, 11:08 AM

See a doctor and get rid of it

03-20-2011, 07:23 PM	#6541
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Someone told me once that asparagus takes three years before it actually produces an above-the-surface plant. Is that even remotely true? From what I have seen , read and heard that is true , also if you take Care of the plant ( Dont Over harvest , Let it do its thing Mostly , Cover it in Mulch in the winter , etc,,,) each Plant can Last up to 10 years . We started from seeds a few years Back , Have a dedicated Bed Just for the Sparagooes , and Hope fully ( under the dirt ) it is Just a Big ole WAD of Sparagoose Plants that will keep comeing back year after year !!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-20-2011, 07:24 PM	#6542
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03-20-2011, 07:42 PM	#6543
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03-22-2011, 01:58 PM	#6546
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03-22-2011, 02:47 PM	#6547
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	But it's only got 4 strings--I thought banjos had, like, 12? Maybe he restrung it. Hipsters do things like that. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-22-2011, 06:51 PM	#6549
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yes, my mom corrected me when I mentioned it in a later email--apparently a standard banjo is 5 strings, but the 5th is too short to reach the other tuning pegs, so it gets an extra little peg halfway up the fretboard. Some have double the number of strings, but it's just repeats of all the existing strings, I guess so you can play extra notes in one strum and thus play faster. I'm pretty sure they're the only Banjo/Trumpet/Xylophone/Bass/Drum band out there. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-22-2011, 07:05 PM	#6550
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Cool video, where was the venue? Looked fun. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-22-2011, 07:15 PM	#6551
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It's a small bar/patio called Shakespeare's. They don't always have live music, but during SXSW, everywhere has live music, almost 24 hours a day, just so bands can say they "played at SXSW." __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-22-2011, 07:16 PM	#6552
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Did you shoot it? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-22-2011, 07:28 PM	#6553
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	No, I wasn't even there. I have to rely on video links because going downtown right in the middle of dinner/bedtime is not usually feasible. I keep telling him that as soon as his band gets big enough to play after 8PM, I will be there. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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