| 4/11/2008 9:49:56 AM |
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nwiowa
Cherokee, IA
age: 53
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Hey we're fast approaching the beginning of Iowa's Wild Aspargus Season! I'm seeking Wild Asparagus Hunters who live within 60 miles of Cherokee, Ia. to share in the fun of the Spring Hunt!
I'm offerring to do the driving in my minivan, and I'll pay for the gas, but am seeking an agile Asparagus Hunter who is capable of traversing Iowa's steep road ditches in search of Iowa's Wiley Wild Aspargus. We'll share 50/50 in the harvest. If you don't know how to hunt Asparagus I'll teach you. I can spot a single spear of Asparagus in a ditch with ease. But due to ankle and knee injuries I am no longer able to climb up and down Iowa back country road dithces.
If you're looking to have some down home country fun, getting out in nature, enjoying the sights and sounds of Iowa's back country scenic roadways...then this is your opportunity!
If you're interested please email me!
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| 4/12/2008 12:37:21 PM |
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wubba
Schaller, IA
age: 20
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man, i love asparagus. it is some of the best tastin food out there. I enjoy either saddlin' up the horse or ridin' the 4-wheelers through the ditch. I can't wait for a few more weeks here
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| 4/12/2008 2:10:28 PM |
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nwiowa
Cherokee, IA
age: 53
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Sounds like you are a seasoned veteran when it comes to Asparagus picking!
Yes! A 4 wheeler would be the best mode I agree. And with the price of gas you could cover a lot of ground.
Have you ever checked along railroad beds for Asparagus? I see some in places where they haven't modified the ground with improvements.
I always thought we found Asparagus in ditches because the plant thrived on moisture. But just the opposite is true. They grow along the fence lines because the ground is well drained.
Keep me posted on your success. Best of luck to you.
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| 4/12/2008 5:36:03 PM |
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wubba
Schaller, IA
age: 20
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I usually look within a 6 mile radius all around are farms south of schaller. We don't have any railroad tracks around there so no. I also love lookin' for moral' mushrooms. i go down by boyer, it's right north of denison at a big timber/pasture.
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| 4/12/2008 6:42:44 PM |
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nwiowa
Cherokee, IA
age: 53
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I always wanted to learn how to do mushroom hunting. I tried on my own, and found only 2. Came home and found one in my yard. That's the exstent of my success. Generally Mushroom hunters won't take newbies out with them, cause they don't want to give up their secret spots.
The one thing I did learn is to look for downed elm trees that still have their bark on the trunks. Seems Morales are found around such downed trees. Also the season generally runs from 2 weeks before Mother's day to 2 weeks after Mother's Day. Depending on the heat and humidity in your area.
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| 4/12/2008 9:28:21 PM |
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wubba
Schaller, IA
age: 20
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ya, mushroom hunting can be quite frustrating at times. just like any kind of hunting i guess.
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| 4/12/2008 10:39:44 PM |
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indiegal1
Indianola, IA
age: 47
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 Everyone........I've lived in Iowa all my life and not
once heard of wild asparagus !! Where have I been? Mushrooms.
But not wild asparagus. Love that stuff too. If I knew it grew
wild and where I would be looking for it......Where do you find it?
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| 4/12/2008 11:24:30 PM |
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nwiowa
Cherokee, IA
age: 53
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Get out on the back country gravel roads, that haven't been improved or widened. Start checking around cemeteries' fence lines, and in the ditches along farm fence lines. Look for last years growth it looks something like tan tumble weeds. But there are also weeds that look like tumbleweeds too, so you'll get fooled at first.
Generally you'll only see a few green spears peeking up in the tall grass in the ditches.( My calif. niece said she was dismayed when I took her out asparagus hunting because she thought asaparagus grew in the clumps that we buy in the stores.LOL!)
When you find a spear run your hand down the spear, between your thumb and fore finger testing the stalk till it feels firm & unwielding. Then move slowly back up the stalk finding where it will snap off easily. What comes off in your hand will be tender. Some spears that go unnoticed may grow several inches, up to 2 ft tall, but they can harvested too. Late in the season when the spears are fanning out and looking more like dill weed, you can still pick thin tendrels that can be eaten. Good Luck!
Damn now no one will want to go out hunting with me, cause now they know how to do it on their own too!
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| 4/12/2008 11:55:55 PM |
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wubba
Schaller, IA
age: 20
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wow, thats strange that someone never knew about wild asparagus in iowa. IT'S CRAZY...but it's ok...i guess i just grew up with my mom always walking the ditches when she brought my dad out lunch while he was working in the field. he'd be on one side of the field, so to kill time we would walk around and look for it.
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| 5/3/2008 2:43:45 PM |
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nwiowa
Cherokee, IA
age: 53
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The Asparagus is up in Cherokee County. I'm still looking for an Asparagus Hunting Partner! Email if you are interested.
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| 5/14/2008 5:30:04 PM |
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nwiowa
Cherokee, IA
age: 53
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No Takers? Well that's Ok, a coworker has a large Patch of Asparagus. She says she's harvesting about a gallon of fresh asparagus a day. More than what she needs for herself and her son-in-law the only 2 in her family that eat it.
I told her I would take all that she had to offer. This is even better than hunting for it in the ditches!
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