The asparagus has sprouted.

I was worried I might fall over with excitement, but I remained upright and conscious, although I did gasp.

They’re so cute.

I’m such a girl.

When I was a kid growing up with three brothers, “girl” was an insult.  I threw like a girl.  Whistled like a girl.  Cried like a girl.

Well, guess what?  I am a girl.  And I think asparagus is cute.  And I’m not ashamed of it.

The roots I planted were very good-looking, super-long roots from Nourse.  I think I love Nourse.  Check out these roots:

The new sprouts of the asparagus I just planted are thicker than the little spindly sprout of the one surviving asparagus from a garden center pack I planted two years ago.