Because Asparagus helps to dissolve uric and oxalic acid in the body and thereby benefiting arthritic conditions as well as kidney related problems.

It is considered an important herb as well as a culinary delight. Asparagus is also nourishing to the body and has been regarded as a 'blood building' tonic within many different cultures.

Most herbals recommend it to enhance the reproductive organs of both sexes and it has been used for centuries for this purpose, which may have led it's reputation as an aphrodisiac.

Because of it's perennial nature, Asparagus becomes more of a pet in the garden than a vegetable. The crowns just continue to grow and spread each season and the crop of stems just gets better and better.

The seeds are easy to strike but do not grow rapidly until planted out in the garden.