stackyFACTSRich aristocrats simply could not wait for spring vegetables. They forced gardeners to dig massive trenches, line them with steaming, decomposing manure, and plant asparagus over it. The heat from the rotting waste tricked the vegetables into sprouting early, proving that money can literally force nature’s hand.
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