> Harvest when stalk is about ½" across. Don't want them to get
> big/tough. Harvest by getting a decent hold on the stalk and giving it
> a good yank; it will come right loose.
>
Thanks for all the information. So it doesn't really get "ripe", you
just harvest at the right size?
> Keep blossom stalks cut out. It's a heavy feeder, so give it a good
> dose of compost every year.
Last year's drought was tough start anything. I watered it and gave a
generous dose of goat manure in the fall. It seemed to like that.