Yorkshire asparagus appeared phenomenally early this year, yet poor Evesham, south of Birmingham, was hit by floods.
The farm I buy direct from in Fife was almost a month later than normal getting under way: snow fell on April 3, a time when the ground should be warming.
The silver lining to these clouds is that asparagus is still going strong and should edge past the traditional cut-off time of midsummer's day. What used to be considered bad form – serving asparagus after June 21 – might, this year, be a necessity for the long-suffering farmers.
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