Spring asparagus

Last year we planted asparagus from seed. This is a long-term project - we won't be harvesting fresh springtime asparagus until 2014 and once we transplant these plants out, they'll be there for decades. But the plants survived this winter and are showing signs of life (see pic). We prepared another patch for these perennial plants, a la John Seymour, and will move them into their permanent homes in the next few days.