Stalks

We have several asparagus stalks, people.  They look quite pathetic: thin, spindly, and wirey even.  We are hoping that more stalks grow up before we start mounding.

Now, Will is the one that read up on how to grow asparagus, so I am not sure exactly what goes into "mounding."  I assume it is more like what happens with potatoes.  However, I do know that mounding asparagus can make it white, and that isn't what we are attempting. 

So I guess you and I will both learn as what Will means when he says that "we will mound the asparagus."  It sounds like a militaristic move, actually, but gardening isn't *that* violent.