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Old 06-05-2004, 02:04 PM
Dwayne
 
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Default How to pick asparagus

Let me suggest that you build a raised bed for your asparagus. After
digging it out, I places about 8 inches of aged manure in the bottom of my
asparagus bed. I added 2 inches of dirt, and then the asparagus roots.
Then as the crowns came up, I added another 2 inches of dirt on top of the
roots at a time until I had added 6 to 8 inches total.

I placed mine along the sunny side of a fence, and ran the row from East to
West. With the manure in the bottom the asparagus grew large for several
years before I started adding fertilizer to it.

Dwayne



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I'm intrested in giving this ago next season. Are there any particular
pests to worry about (I'm not going to mention damn slugs... doh)?


Shade or full sun? How about living in tubs?


Thanks
Kev,


Full sun, but the tubs are a no no IMHO. You`ll need about 20 to 30
crowns to make it worthwhile and about 2 years from planting out to
first minor pick.