The Tough Decision

So, I wandered down to the pond, and part of my routine was checking on the frogs, and the koi, seeing what level the water was at, what stage the plants around the pond were in, it having been a kind of unnatural sort of spring.... And yes...checking hopefully in the spot where last year we'd had one stalk of asparagus, and later, one asparagus fern.



There it is! Again, this year, *ONE* stalk of asparagus. I can't really track down completely useful information on the growing and propagation of asparagus. I only know that we didn't plant it, and last year was the first occasion of such exotic discoveries.
Last year I was lucky, as far as I can see, that somehow I missed a stalk, or it came along more slowly, to go to fern, since I think they're an important part of there being further asparagus.

So, to harvest and feast? Or to leave it. In hopes of continuation.

I think we're going to make the hard decision and forego our culinary delights this year. Sigh.

(Not that there's a huge amount of delight in ONE stalk, even carefully divided lengthwise, betwixt two people...)