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It was written:

 I would like to grow asparagus this year and am planning the bed right
now. I think that is a great idea to plant Saffron with the asparagus,
although I don't have any knowledge of whether they are compatable or
not. Maybe in the fall I can get some Saffron and plant them in with the
asparagus. I am planning on putting strawberries in with the asparagus
this spring. Has anyone done this successfully? I've never done this
before and hope it will work well. 

My reply:

IMHO, in large part you need  to consider what your intended purpose and
preference in regard to the strawberries.   In other words if you want
sweet, fresh berries you need to really give this some thought, if you
want jam...less so...if you want a tart berry in the first place even
less so.

To the best of my understanding, strawberries were originally understory
plants...so they tolerate and many actually thrive in shade.  However
mankind's manipulations of this once lowly plant, in general, selected
plants that perform best in full sunlight.   As a general rule the
sweeter the berry, the more sunlight was needed to produce it.  Asparagus
plants get very bushy and will tend to shade the strawberries; therefore
if you wish a sweet berry you might wish to consider a strawberry that
produces early in the season.  

Then again if you want a consistent supply of strawberries that produce
throughout the season one of the tart day neutrals might be appropriate. 
 

And although small, alpine strawberries perform well in the shade as well
as lend themselves to perennial culture.

In addition,  your intended maintenance procedure may also give you
pause.  If you intend to treat the strawberries as perennials you would
certainly wish to choose a variety that exhibits disease resistance.  If
you are going to plant out strawberries each year this becomes less of an
issue. 

		Very truly yours, Kevin(the fluffy bunny)Mathews





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