ASPARAGUS! Also, Overwintered Kale

The Jersey Supreme asparagus crowns we planted last spring came through gloriously. I gently raked away the leaf cover today and found about two dozen of these:

I'm not used to having so much fresh produce in the spring, but with overwintered kale and arugula, self-seeded lettuce, and spinach and lamb's quarters in the greenhouse, we are eating very, very well.

I planted this kale last fall, and it overwintered quite nicely. We hardly touched it all winter because we were still harvesting from the spring kale until February! Now the fall kale is greening up and growing like gangbusters. I have to remember this trick for getting fresh produce early in the season.