Why You Can't Miss Even One Day

This is what happens when you skip just one day of checking on the asparagus. 

The stuff gets tall rather quickly.  Once it is more than a foot tall, it is really too tough and woody to eat.  This piece is almost 2 feet tall.  By the time it gets this big even the chickens don't really like to eat it.  This is why I really need to force myself to check every single day.  Thankfully this was the only piece that was this big.  And I also saw a few pieces from brand new plants.  Not that you want to harvest those either but it means that next year there will be more for us.