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Asparagus Bed

Why an asparagus raised bed.

Asparagus bed. The fact is that asparagus roots will grow downwards by 1 to 2 meters that s up to 6 foot in old money. Relocating asparagus certainly isn t a quick and simple job. Asparagus care is not complicated but is well worth the effort.

Now that you have your asparagus. How to build asparagus beds. Asparagus needs a dormant period.

The asparagus bed in winter for tips on getting your asparagus bed ready for winter watch our video on fall perennial vegetable care. You might want to place it where you can appreciate the ferny growth as it waves in the breeze. One of the best investments in gardening choose a sunny spot for your asparagus bed.

Asparagus originated in the mediterranean region more than 2 000 years ago. Keep your asparagus bed weeded by lightly cultivating around the plants. Asparagus also forms roots near the soil surface and doesn t tolerate root damage which makes cultivating and other weed control practices difficult.

Without dormancy asparagus just can t produce. Asparagus cannot tolerate competition and is easily pushed out by other plants like weeds. Thanks to plant breeders at rutgers university in new jersey and elsewhere today s improved varieties of asparagus are less work to plant 6 to 12 deep is adequate and produce almost twice as many spears per plant.

The plants need a period of cold or drought every year in order to keep producing. In the old days gardeners were told to prepare an asparagus bed by digging an 18 deep trench and then backfilling it with a mix of compost and soil. Asparagus love a free draining bed and will enjoy a slightly sandy soil so to prepare the garden bed during my relocation i dug in some sand with the fresh compost i had already added.

If in your asparagus gardening you deal with the issues of correct harvesting fertilising wind protection insect infestation cutting back berrie picking and you make sure your asparagus weed control is good you will have no problems maintaining your asparagus bed in great condition to deliver you some delicious asparagus. Weeding the bed regularly so problems don t get out of control is one of the best defenses in an asparagus bed though some chemical controls also work well. If you have a nice loam or free draining sandy soil the roots will be quite happy to bury their way down so long as you have dug to a depth of 18 inches to a foot before you planted them.

After the soil settles fertilize the plants with an all purpose balanced fertilizer. Be diligent in keeping your asparagus bed weed free. While originally used for medicine in ancient greece people today enjoy the plant for its.

Asparagus beds should be moist but not soggy.

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