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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: sleek on March 06, 2016, 08:58:13 pm

Title: Asparagus
Post by: sleek on March 06, 2016, 08:58:13 pm

Shats this thread doin here instead of around the campfire where it would be much mlre tasty?
Well, have you ever seen the stuff full grown into 5-6 foot shoots? Im planting some this year. Maybe in 2 years i can make arrow shafts of them. Asparagus and venison just go so well together. I love irony.

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: chamookman on March 07, 2016, 03:56:03 am

Any I've ever seen here in Michigan, bushs out and would be too short to be of any use. Bob

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: sleek on March 07, 2016, 08:31:05 am

With shorter growing seasons that makes sense. Longer seasons allow it to grow taller.

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: Urufu_Shinjiro on March 07, 2016, 10:15:06 am

Would they be better suited for arrows or......wait for it....spears?

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: sleek on March 07, 2016, 11:10:45 am

HAHA or atlatl?

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: Eric Krewson on March 08, 2016, 10:18:08 am

I grew asparagus for years and don't believe the dried stalks would have the strength to make an arrow shaft.

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: JoJoDapyro on March 08, 2016, 10:20:03 am

Quote from: Eric Krewson on March 08, 2016, 10:18:08 am

I grew asparagus for years and don't believe the dried stalks would have the strength to make an arrow shaft.

Apparently you haven't ever bought it from Wal-Mart!

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: mullet on March 09, 2016, 09:38:00 pm

The stalks grow good here, unfortunatly the spears don't. Not enough cold weather I guess.

Title: Re: Asparagus
Post by: crooketarrow on March 09, 2016, 09:56:42 pm

  I'm with ERIC I've never seen any asparagus that would be strong enough.