"The Cook" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:32:31 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:

I have too many ground critters who feast on my garden goodies, so I
am trying to find out if there is some way of growing asparagus in
tubs.

Any advice?

Asparagus seems to be a plant that takes lots of room.

The information in the " Rodale Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening"
says that "50 plants are usually adequate for a family of four, but
ardent asparagus lovers recommend tripling that amount.

This seems rather a lot to me. The books I have recommend 24 plants per
family of four. I have about 20 for the two of us but we are quite fond of
it. Last year we had about 6 meals off 2 year old plants (I only cut lightly)
and I expect to get three times that or more next spring.

David