Sunday, 9 October 2016

5 interesting facts about Asparagus

Asparagus shoots

1. Asparagus is native to Europe.

2. China is the world’s largest producer of asparagus followed by Peru.

3. Asparagus is said to be a useful companion plant for tomatoes.

4. Many German cities hold an annual asparagus festival. The city of Schwetzingen also crowns an annual "Asparagus Queen!"


5. Emperor Augustus is credited with having created the "Asparagus Fleet" for hauling the vegetable in ancient times.

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