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Default Leeks. The poor man's asparagus?

Bruce@Bullshit wrote:
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>You need to have the right sandy soil to grow white asparagus.


Bullshit Alert! White asparagus are grown in the absence of light,
otherwise they are grown the same as green.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1412329.html
http://www.asparagusgardener.com/aspraguswhite.html