I heard recently that if you cover the crowns of the asparagus with soil they may stop producing. Cutting the spears just below the surface will make for a much better plant.
Do you feed it in the winter.... it could just need more nutrients... Jackie Clay at Backwoods Home Magazine recommends topping the asparagus bed with 6 -12 inches of rotted manure in the late fall/early winter.. after the plants have gone to seed and died back.... pile on the manure and let it set over winter... then work it into the soil in the early spring just before the new plants start to emerge.
Mar 4, 2014 - An early spring crop, the asparagus bed is left to go to fern in summer, and ... bed is worth the effort – a well maintained asparagus bed may produce for 25 years. ... Bonemeal will help if you don't have rock phosphate.
Individual asparagus plants are called "crowns," and it's best to choose crowns that are a year old forfaster production. Asparagus grown from seed may take ...
Transplanting asparagus is the only way to get full production in the first spring ... My original asparagus patch, for example, was started with two-year-old ...
Mar 26, 2004 - A. Early spring (April) is the best time to plant an asparagus bed in Iowa. ... established by planting one-year-old asparagus plants or crowns. ... Space the crowns 12 to 18 inches apart in rows that are 4 to 5 feet apart. Spread ...
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
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Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
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I have a plastic beat up wheelbarrow, it leaks from the container where it is screwed to the frame and the wheel is beyond repair. Any suggestions for growing vegetab...
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I read online that it is, as long as it IS onion growing and not garlic. The article said they'll smell like onions if that's what they are. It didn't mention any dif...
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I heard recently that if you cover the crowns of the asparagus with soil they may stop producing. Cutting the spears just below the surface will make for a much better plant.
Do you feed it in the winter.... it could just need more nutrients... Jackie Clay at Backwoods Home Magazine recommends topping the asparagus bed with 6 -12 inches of rotted manure in the late fall/early winter.. after the plants have gone to seed and died back.... pile on the manure and let it set over winter... then work it into the soil in the early spring just before the new plants start to emerge.
How to Fertilize & Prepare Your Asparagus Beds in the Spring: Feed ...
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It will come back for decades once established. ... How to Fertilize & Prepare YourAsparagus Beds in the ...
How to Prepare Your Asparagus Bed for Spring | Eartheasy Guides ...
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Mar 4, 2014 - An early spring crop, the asparagus bed is left to go to fern in summer, and ... bed is worth the effort – a well maintained asparagus bed may produce for 25 years. ... Bonemeal will help if you don't have rock phosphate.
Grow a Long-Lived Asparagus Bed | Gardening | Tractor Supply Co.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/know-how_home-garden_gardening_grow-a-long-liv...
Individual asparagus plants are called "crowns," and it's best to choose crowns that are a year old forfaster production. Asparagus grown from seed may take ...
Tips for Transplanting Asparagus - Organic Gardening - MOTHER ...
https://www.motherearthnews.com/...gardening/tips-for-transplanting-asparagus-zmaz...
Transplanting asparagus is the only way to get full production in the first spring ... My original asparagus patch, for example, was started with two-year-old ...
Answers to Frequently Asked Asparagus Questions | Horticulture and ...
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2004/3-26-2004/asparagusfaq.html
Mar 26, 2004 - A. Early spring (April) is the best time to plant an asparagus bed in Iowa. ... established by planting one-year-old asparagus plants or crowns. ... Space the crowns 12 to 18 inches apart in rows that are 4 to 5 feet apart. Spread ...