How do I put in an asparagus patch?

Sheri Ward
by Sheri Ward
  5 answers
  • Dfm Dfm on Dec 14, 2018

    dig a trench a foot deep, add dirt and compost in equal proportions. plant the asparagus according to label instructions. you don't harvest until the second year.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Dec 14, 2018

    Hi Sheri,

    Dig deep, and let it grow for a few years before you harvest!

    • Sheri Ward Sheri Ward on Dec 14, 2018

      Do you grow asparagus? Any idea how much you can expect from a 6x4 patch?

  • Lynn Sorrell Lynn Sorrell on Dec 14, 2018

    Everything you need to know about asparagus https://www.almanac.com/plant/asparagus

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Dec 14, 2018

    Hello again,

    I did grow asparagus, but only for the fern (I was a Florist in one of my lives). At the time my friend who loved asparagus used to try to persuade me to let it be and grow for the tips alone, but I never did. So I can't give you the harvest you might expect from that area plot as it would all depend on Soil - Plants - Conditions.

    sorry! Best of luck, My friend used to say, you only get enough for one person per plant................!

  • Sheri Ward Sheri Ward on Dec 14, 2018

    That is true. I am just trying to estimate what we need to eat and store.

    Thank you

    • Lynn Sorrell Lynn Sorrell on Dec 14, 2018

      I think you can never have too much of such a good thing you can always can it,freeze it