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Offline sleek

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Asparagus
« on: March 06, 2016, 08:58:13 pm »
Shats this thread doin here instead of around the campfire where it would be much mlre tasty?
Well, have you ever seen the stuff full grown into 5-6 foot shoots? Im planting some this year. Maybe in 2 years i can make arrow shafts of them. Asparagus and venison just go so well together. I love irony.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2016, 03:56:03 am »
Any I've ever seen here in Michigan, bushs out and would be too short to be of any use. Bob
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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2016, 08:31:05 am »
With shorter growing seasons that makes sense. Longer seasons allow it to grow taller.
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Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2016, 10:15:06 am »
Would they be better suited for arrows or......wait for it....spears?

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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2016, 11:10:45 am »
HAHA or atlatl?
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2016, 10:18:08 am »
I grew asparagus for years and don't believe the dried stalks would have the strength to make an arrow shaft.

Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2016, 10:20:03 am »
I grew asparagus for years and don't believe the dried stalks would have the strength to make an arrow shaft.

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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2016, 09:38:00 pm »
The stalks grow good here, unfortunatly the spears don't. Not enough cold weather I guess.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Asparagus
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2016, 09:56:42 pm »
  I'm with ERIC I've never seen any asparagus that would be strong enough.
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