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Earth Matters : Do plants know math? Three Valley plants share a surprising secret

by Nancy Pick

Asparagus, strawberries and sunflowers are, to my mind, three of the best reasons to live in western Massachusetts. It won’t be long now before the first asparagus spears, those fertility symbols that usher in our dazzling farm produce season, poke out of the ground. To pose a riddle, what cool characteristic do these three plants have in common, one you might not notice unless you look quite closely?