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Asparagus weak?
My asparagus is in its second year but most plants are only a couple
of inches high, a few a little six inch bushes. Is this normal? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale, landscape photos, London & the Thames path "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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Asparagus weak?
Mike,
Sounds like you have a real problem, I've finished cutting mine and what's left is reaching for the sky and the tallest is four feet high and in its second year. Does your asparagus get enough water? Is it planted too deeply? (I suspect one or two of my plants are too deep and they are a bit spindly. I think I might dig them up and replant shallower if others think this might help.) What's the depth of soil? My plants are in a raised bed and the soil was sifted through 1/2 inch chicken wire first and is over 18 inches deep. Have your plants plenty of food? I look forward to comments from others. Regards Ron "The Reid wrote My asparagus is in its second year but most plants are only a couple of inches high, a few a little six inch bushes. Is this normal? |
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Asparagus weak?
Have you added fertilizer? The best asparagus I have grown was in a raised
bed, filled with about 8 inches of cow manure, 2 inches of dirt, the asparagus roots, and then another 6 inches of dirt/compost as they came up. Then I sprinkle more aged cow manure on top in February, or a well rounded fertilizer. Dwayne "The Reid" wrote in message ... My asparagus is in its second year but most plants are only a couple of inches high, a few a little six inch bushes. Is this normal? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale, landscape photos, London & the Thames path "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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Asparagus weak?
Following up to Dwayne
Have you added fertilizer? The best asparagus I have grown was in a raised bed, filled with about 8 inches of cow manure, 2 inches of dirt, the asparagus roots, and then another 6 inches of dirt/compost as they came up. Then I sprinkle more aged cow manure on top in February, or a well rounded fertilizer. I put compost in bottom of bed when I started, everything else is growing OK, but I will try extra feeding. Its a dry site, with a decent depth of soil over gravel and plenty of sun. -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale, landscape photos, London & the Thames path "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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