Spreading asparagus yields
I overplanted on asparagus. As the three long rows have matured and become
more productive my family and I have become dangerously close to being burnt out on what was once our favorite veggie. Year after next another row will come into full production. I mulch the beds heavily for the winter and then rake it off to let the soil warm in the spring. If I left the mulch on a row would that spread the production out very much. I know it would come in later. Much later or just a few days? LRK |
Spreading asparagus yields
SpiceScoot wrote:
I overplanted on asparagus. As the three long rows have matured and become more productive my family and I have become dangerously close to being burnt out on what was once our favorite veggie. Year after next another row will come into full production. I mulch the beds heavily for the winter and then rake it off to let the soil warm in the spring. If I left the mulch on a row would that spread the production out very much. I know it would come in later. Much later or just a few days? LRK There are a lot of factors that come into play here. A major one that the mulch will keep the soil cold longer. How much longer? How much mulch? Another factor to consider is that having the mulch layer to work through could result in some very nice blanching of the shoots. I would consider it certainly worth a try. Bill -- I do not post my address to news groups. |
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