Got to be a good day when you start a new asparagus bed. Half crowns half seed to go in in a few weeks, so will take a good while but I hope to still be harvesting in 20 years!
New asparagus bed
- Thread starter Davidwood1983
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I waited 3 years before i cut my first asparagus spears but well worth it they have been growing strong and producing heaps. Just need to leave a few to go to fern and top dress with compost and manure every year
You are going to love growing this !
We bought 2 year old crowns, half purple half green, this is our 3rd summer in the ground. I can't believe how sweet these taste !
Happy gardening,
P J, the Dirt Diva
We bought 2 year old crowns, half purple half green, this is our 3rd summer in the ground. I can't believe how sweet these taste !
Happy gardening,
P J, the Dirt Diva
We have one asparagus plant, so far. I bought a crown about three years ago and planted it in a big pot. This winter I cut it back and moved it to a corner spot in my vegetable cage. The old shoots died off and I thought I had killed it but recently new shoots emerged. They have grown rapidly but I have not attempted to harvest any - just letting the plant establish. I am not keen on asparagus but my wife loves it so I want to grow it more and more. Happy wife, happy life. I am keen to read more on asparagus.
I don’t know the minimum but I know asparagus can easily get down 1m. I put much more compost in the bed because of this.
What does everybody plant in with their asparagus? I have 10 asparagus seedlings and depending on what ideas I get on growing partners will determine where I set up the beds.
I’ve got potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes in the other bed half. Not sure if this is a good idea. Would be interested in inter-planting recommendations.
I tried strawberries in front the 1st year they didn't like it there, mint also - they didn't get enough water and died. So now I use mulch to suppress weeds and am thinking onions in front
P J, the Dirt Diva
P J, the Dirt Diva