Deformed asparagus

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escubed Brookline, MA(Zone 6a) May 25, 2007

I'm hoping one of my esteemed gardening friends can suggest what my be causing deformed asparagus. Thanks in advance. Pictures follow.

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escubed Brookline, MA(Zone 6a) May 25, 2007

Another.

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escubed Brookline, MA(Zone 6a) May 25, 2007

Yet another.

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escubed Brookline, MA(Zone 6a) May 25, 2007

And a plant which has taken some strange twists.

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escubed Brookline, MA(Zone 6a) May 25, 2007

By the way, the stalks we collected were delicious. It should be obvious that this is the purple variety. The plants were planted two years ago.

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Zeppy Shenandoah Valley, VA(Zone 6b) May 25, 2007

This can be damage from one of the asparagus pests... maybe the beetle? I can't remember. I had it on a few, but it disappeared after I started handpicking the beetles in the morning. (See thread on "Beating the Asparagus Beetle"). Or it just stopped on its own.

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