“Moved into this house last fall. I mowed my grass 5 days ago... and this plant sprouted out of nowhere. Three of them, and this is the biggest,” the gardener described in the post caption. Reddit users were quick to guess the identity of the mysterious plant: asparagus. The guess was correct, as Paul Dysinger, co-founder at Seedtime, revealed in a conversation with Newsweek.
"Definitely would identify that as asparagus. Asparagus is edible and would not typically be considered invasive. It lays dormant underground during the winter and would sprout like this in the spring as temperatures warm,” explained Dysinger, and added, “Homeowners could leave it if they want asparagus to eat lol. Or, if it is in the middle of the lawn they could mow over it regularly or dig it out if they want to remove it completely.”
Now, humans have only been trained to deal with situations when they encounter lemons in life. If life ends up giving asparagus instead of lemons, most humans are still unprepared for this dilemma. So, while the gardener reached out to Reddit, the users started cooking up bizarre stories about the entire episode. Many wrote congratulatory notes for the gardener. Others confessed their jealousy as they never got blessed with the gift of a free asparagus. “I've mowed my grass hundreds of times and never got asparagus,” said u/issr with a sad emoji.
Others flooded the comments section with suggestions and tips on taking care of the mysterious asparagus guy. “Don't cut them down, let them leaf out and bloom. Mark the area and next year you'll have a bunch of delicious asparagus,” said u/C-n0te. Another tip came from u/FrequentFractionator. “You should trim the grass around it to make it look bigger,” they wrote in a comment.
Many gardeners contemplated the notorious nature of the asparagus plant and the way it pops from the soil. “Asparagus grows as if it's trying to fool some idiot into thinking that's how Asparagus grows,” quipped u/Whackjob0KSP. u/artsy7fartsy commented, “The first time I found wild asparagus, I thought someone was pranking me and had just stuck grocery store stalks in the ground!”
People Are Giving Up Traditional Grass Lawns For Clover, and These 7 Reasons Explain Just Why
Experts Explain Why Having a ‘Perfectly-Manicured’ Monoculture Lawn Is Bad for Your Garden
Many Californians Gave Up Their Lawns And Surprisingly Raked In Thousands of Dollars Instead
