I bought my roots from tsc.After years of trying, broke down and bought 3 year old asparagus plants from the Mennonites.
plants seem to be doing well.
I bought my roots from tsc.After years of trying, broke down and bought 3 year old asparagus plants from the Mennonites.
plants seem to be doing well.
I've got asparagus seeds I'm going to try and plant this year. I have absolutely no experience growing them. Any tips?
Yes we were able to get one plant from 3 packages of seeds. I started the last attempt in December. We used compost to start them kept it moist the one plant is doing well.I started mine planting numerous seeds recovered from berries growing on existing plants. I planted in a couple of six packs. They took a long time to germinate.
IIRC, I might have kept adding seeds, thinking failure?
It would have been better to start them earlier in the year, but I'd still give it a shot. When you transplant they like compost and frequent water.
In case you didn't already know, it will take at least three years before you should harvest any spears.
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Yeah. Back of the pack and previous knowledge I knew it was one of those that takes a while. I like throwing things in the ground and seeing what works. I'll look into it a bit more, but I'll probably end up planting some now, some in the fall, and some in the spring of next. I threw some old store bought potatoes in the earth in December and have one plant to show for it.I started mine planting numerous seeds recovered from berries growing on existing plants. I planted in a couple of six packs. They took a long time to germinate.
IIRC, I might have kept adding seeds, thinking failure?
It would have been better to start them earlier in the year, but I'd still give it a shot. When you transplant they like compost and frequent water.
In case you didn't already know, it will take at least three years before you should harvest any spears.
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Start the seeds indoors. Asparagus is like peppers, they need really warm soil to germinate, like 70°+. Putting them in the ground now would be a waist.Yeah. Back of the pack and previous knowledge I knew it was one of those that takes a while. I like throwing things in the ground and seeing what works. I'll look into it a bit more, but I'll probably end up planting some now, some in the fall, and some in the spring of next. I threw some old store bought potatoes in the earth in December and have one plant to show for it.
Just read the back again and saw that. I can wait a bit. I planted out some swiss chard, broccoli, and spaghetti squash. "Saved" the seeds from a squash we bought a while back, so I'm not out any more than time if they don't germinate. I noticed that the kale that survived the winter is starting to flower. Anyone have any experience saving seeds from them? I assume you just wait until the flowers wilt or dry out a bit and then cut the head/collect the seed. Lol if you can't tell, I'm fairly new to gardening on my own. I've watched lots of videos, but there is no teacher like experienceStart the seeds indoors. Asparagus is like peppers, they need really warm soil to germinate, like 70°+. Putting them in the ground now would be a waist.
I put the 5 gallon buckets over mine last night. Will take them off Monday or Tuesday.Brought all our veggie plants back inside. Freeze warning up here thru Monday morning
Covered most of ours as well just to be on the safe side . I have saved and re-used these covers for a few years where I plant early crops .Brought all our veggie plants back inside. Freeze warning up here thru Monday morning
I'm really only worried about killing the pollinators, so if I was in your boat I would dust them now. It's not like you're letting them go to seed.We use neem oil and it didn't seem to do much on these asparagus beetles.
I was tempted to use sevin last year on them but decided against it. I thought cleaning it up good before winter would work because they wouldn't have a place to winter over. I'm sure the mild winter didn't help, but they are already present.
Maybe I'll dust it now that everything is cut back again.
I am planting as I read the forum. 6pm and the sun has forced me into the shade for a water/late coffee break.Finally able to till the garden and get the plants out of the greenhouse and in the ground today.
I have plastic fence around the garden. Sounds like you have a very nice garden. We have a garden, plants and landscaping in a wooded area around the house. Even some " deer resistant" plants were eaten, along with some beautiful rose bushes.I am planting as I read the forum. 6pm and the sun has forced me into the shade for a water/late coffee break.
Watermelons cantaloupe Brussel sprouts radish onions green beans butter beans lettuce raspberries blueberries grapes winter squash summer squash cherry tomatoes grape tomatoes indeterminate tomatoes and determinate tomatoes and potatoes zucchini all in this week.
Now to keep out the deer. Might have to start living outside.
I have a pickup truck parked in the garden at the moment. The fire pit is close so I have been burning logsI have plastic fence around the garden. Sounds like you have a very nice garden. We have a garden, plants and landscaping in a wooded area around the house. Even some " deer resistant" plants were eaten, along with some beautiful rose bushes.
You probably already know or are planning defenses. I put up some old Christmas lights on metal loop stakes to ward off the deer plant eating demons. It has worked. We will move larger items around such as the trash can or wheelbarrow to confuse and scare the deer off. Putting up some green plastic fencing here and there seems to work.
The deer bed down and even birth in the bush honeysuckle near the house. My wife enjoys that but would eat the deer if I hunted them. Everything else that is a problem is trapped or rimfired.