Project Gutenberg 2010-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 270 Hexamer, F. M. (Fred Maier) Hexamer, Fred Maier Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market A practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history Produced by Tom Roch, Matt Whittaker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market" by F. M. Hexamer is a practical treatise on horticulture written in the early 20th century. The book primarily focuses on the techniques of planting, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, and preserving asparagus, alongside insights into its history and botany. Aimed at both amateur gardeners and commercial growers, it seeks to dispel myths about the difficulty of asparagus cultivation while promoting its many benefits as a nutritious and versatile vegetable. The opening of the work outlines the author's intention, emphasizing the increasing popularity of asparagus cultivation and the lack of comprehensive resources available on the topic. Hexamer discusses asparagus's unique standing among vegetables, highlighting its long-lasting nature once planted and its varied culinary uses. Additionally, he mentions his reliance on extensive research and personal experience to compile relevant information, thereby setting a foundation for practical guidance throughout the rest of the book. The early chapters also delve into the historical context and botanical classification of asparagus, enriching the reader's understanding of this valuable crop before transitioning into the more practical aspects of its cultivation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Asparagus SB Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: How To ... Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 287513 2025-06-13T06:05:27.001338 text/html 279839 2021-01-06T07:39:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3951581 2021-01-06T07:39:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3871809 2025-06-13T06:05:37.175291 application/epub+zip 3873890 2025-06-13T06:05:31.377371 application/epub+zip 173177 2025-06-13T06:05:29.679363 application/epub+zip 4066307 2025-06-13T06:05:41.325282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4028165 2025-06-13T06:05:35.892289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206828 2022-09-14T14:08:12.486410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239337 2025-06-13T06:05:26.016350 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239313 2021-01-06T07:39:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86145 2021-01-06T07:39:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 239360 2021-01-06T07:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86126 2021-01-06T07:39:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20131 2025-06-13T06:05:41.489272 application/rdf+xml 16493 2025-06-13T06:05:30.286307 image/jpeg 3657 2025-06-13T06:05:29.980385 image/jpeg 4109524 2025-06-13T06:05:27.187332 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog