How to Grow Asparagus Pt. 1: Planting, Varieties, & Bed Prep
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Date: 2022-07-18
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xEDMxFreeman
epic gardening why don't you have chickens? They are a amazing match with a good size garden. There good weeders and fertilizers. Especially if you wanne do more natural settings for example with patatoes you can do a low crop on top of them to protect the ground and when time to harvest you let the chickens run the field first to eat all the top crops. And fertilize the ground. Then harvest your potatoes. You can also use the chickens after harvest of other crops to clean up and fertilize the ground before seeding your next round of crops
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epic gardening why don't you have chickens? They are a amazing match with a good size garden. There good weeders and fertilizers. Especially if you wanne do more natural settings for example with patatoes you can do a low crop on top of them to protect the ground and when time to harvest you let the chickens run the field first to eat all the top crops. And fertilize the ground. Then harvest your potatoes. You can also use the chickens after harvest of other crops to clean up and fertilize the ground before seeding your next round of crops
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Mrs
Thanks for this video.
Do you have a video or any tips on growing asparagus in containers? Its looking like a few years before ill have a home of my own so any planting i do needs to be either short lived or if itll last a long time, in Pots so we can transplant later.
Right now we have mulberry, chillies (the Chilli plants i have are about two years old now) avocado, potato, pumpkin, Lavender and a few ornamental things.
Its coming into winter (if we can even call it that lol) so im preparing a lot for spring. :)
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Thanks for this video.
Do you have a video or any tips on growing asparagus in containers? Its looking like a few years before ill have a home of my own so any planting i do needs to be either short lived or if itll last a long time, in Pots so we can transplant later.
Right now we have mulberry, chillies (the Chilli plants i have are about two years old now) avocado, potato, pumpkin, Lavender and a few ornamental things.
Its coming into winter (if we can even call it that lol) so im preparing a lot for spring. :)
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Tsuchimursu
I understand that the asparagus root system grows horizontally in one direction, slowly travelling in that direction, an inch or so every year. That's why the direction you lay the roots both does and doesn't matter, depending on your situation. If you plant many you might want to lay them in a systematic direction. If it's just a few it doesn't matter. If you don't care about a foot of drift in ten years, then it doesn't matter either.
Roots spread out any way will keep growing in their new home. :)
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I understand that the asparagus root system grows horizontally in one direction, slowly travelling in that direction, an inch or so every year. That's why the direction you lay the roots both does and doesn't matter, depending on your situation. If you plant many you might want to lay them in a systematic direction. If it's just a few it doesn't matter. If you don't care about a foot of drift in ten years, then it doesn't matter either.
Roots spread out any way will keep growing in their new home. :)
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Sandra
Asparagus is a very hardy plant. I once had to dig up several 10-year old plants in the middle of a hot summer and move them (due to a building project) and they did fine. They never skipped a beat in production the following year. The only issue I deal with, and it isnt terrible, is the asparagus beetle. I usually hand-pick them off but Im thinking of trying beneficial nematodes on them this year.
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Asparagus is a very hardy plant. I once had to dig up several 10-year old plants in the middle of a hot summer and move them (due to a building project) and they did fine. They never skipped a beat in production the following year. The only issue I deal with, and it isnt terrible, is the asparagus beetle. I usually hand-pick them off but Im thinking of trying beneficial nematodes on them this year.
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Lee
I'm in rural Australia, with a climate similar to Las Vegas. I've had 8 asparagus plants in for 8 or 9 years now. My asparagus bed is a small patch on the side of the small garden storage shed. I've found asparagus is the only thing to grow in that particular bed, and it's thriving. We can no longer eat store bought asparagus due to being spoilt growing our own.
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I'm in rural Australia, with a climate similar to Las Vegas. I've had 8 asparagus plants in for 8 or 9 years now. My asparagus bed is a small patch on the side of the small garden storage shed. I've found asparagus is the only thing to grow in that particular bed, and it's thriving. We can no longer eat store bought asparagus due to being spoilt growing our own.
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Latvian_homestead
Mine are growing since I was baby (about 25 years) - it just lives, no special care. This year was first when I even tried asparagus (first store bought - didnt like it and second home grow - pretty upset I skipped on asparagus seeds this year - taste was perfect) we grow just for ferns in landscape and before this year - never tried to eat spears
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Mine are growing since I was baby (about 25 years) - it just lives, no special care. This year was first when I even tried asparagus (first store bought - didnt like it and second home grow - pretty upset I skipped on asparagus seeds this year - taste was perfect) we grow just for ferns in landscape and before this year - never tried to eat spears
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Melanie
I live in Idaho and we have what we call wild asparagus it is asparagus and it grows on the side of the road along the ditch in various places and we can walk a mile or less down a field (along the edges) and pick about 5lbs of asparagus. Would you know if we dig up a plant could it be transplanted?
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I live in Idaho and we have what we call wild asparagus it is asparagus and it grows on the side of the road along the ditch in various places and we can walk a mile or less down a field (along the edges) and pick about 5lbs of asparagus. Would you know if we dig up a plant could it be transplanted?
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Barbara
My aunt has been growing asparagus in her side lawn for dozens of years. The spears can be cut with a knife and the grass cut after. With regular grass cutting they dont have the fern growth at all. I would think the grass would also provide the shade and protection that you mentioned.
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My aunt has been growing asparagus in her side lawn for dozens of years. The spears can be cut with a knife and the grass cut after. With regular grass cutting they dont have the fern growth at all. I would think the grass would also provide the shade and protection that you mentioned.
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AKJJSIM
We had 6 mature plants outside in a raised bed, but we planted 50 crowns into a 24Lx4Wx2H bed inside our high tunnel a year ago. They all ferned out terrific and now we are getting a decent harvest the first year. Bonemeal right under the crowns at planting time is a good idea.
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We had 6 mature plants outside in a raised bed, but we planted 50 crowns into a 24Lx4Wx2H bed inside our high tunnel a year ago. They all ferned out terrific and now we are getting a decent harvest the first year. Bonemeal right under the crowns at planting time is a good idea.
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LiveOVErdrive
Even though it looks cooler, I gotta say I don't care for the multiple camera angles while talking. It makes the video feel more impersonal, and the vibe of Kevin in the garden telling and showing me how to do something is a big part of the appeal to me.
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Even though it looks cooler, I gotta say I don't care for the multiple camera angles while talking. It makes the video feel more impersonal, and the vibe of Kevin in the garden telling and showing me how to do something is a big part of the appeal to me.
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xEDMxFreeman
I have a qeustion. If I have a bare piece of ground and plant patatoes in the ground and leave them couple years unchecked with some other crops would it boost up the overall soil quality? To help make the land greener and more lively for future planting
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I have a qeustion. If I have a bare piece of ground and plant patatoes in the ground and leave them couple years unchecked with some other crops would it boost up the overall soil quality? To help make the land greener and more lively for future planting
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Christopher
I will second your comments. Ours are in ground, While great producers to the extreme, we are working all the time to keep the bed weeded. We live in zone 9b, North Cali. We are eating a LOT of asparagus for four or five months. Gotta love it. I DO!
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I will second your comments. Ours are in ground, While great producers to the extreme, we are working all the time to keep the bed weeded. We live in zone 9b, North Cali. We are eating a LOT of asparagus for four or five months. Gotta love it. I DO!
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Irma
Hi thereNative San Diegan herethank you for all your informational videos. They are awesome. I am in the process of purchasing some birdies planters from you but wanted to know, what is the size of the one you are planting those asparagus in? Thank you!
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Hi thereNative San Diegan herethank you for all your informational videos. They are awesome. I am in the process of purchasing some birdies planters from you but wanted to know, what is the size of the one you are planting those asparagus in? Thank you!
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Toni
Great info. Question. could I inter plant it with the cosmos seedlings I just trasplanted into a raised bed. I'm in zone 9 with heavy clay soil that I have amended with tons of compost but it's not nearly as crumbly as your soil in your raised bed.
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Great info. Question. could I inter plant it with the cosmos seedlings I just trasplanted into a raised bed. I'm in zone 9 with heavy clay soil that I have amended with tons of compost but it's not nearly as crumbly as your soil in your raised bed.
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Jamie
After you plant a seedling, how thick of mulch can you add? I used wood chips last year but I only went about an inch thick. I know some plants, like potatoes, have no issues growing through 6 of wood chips but am not really sure about asparagus.
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After you plant a seedling, how thick of mulch can you add? I used wood chips last year but I only went about an inch thick. I know some plants, like potatoes, have no issues growing through 6 of wood chips but am not really sure about asparagus.
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