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Re: Sexing asparagus, more about, and Geraniums

>I understand that the female asparagus plants don't put up very many
>shoots.  Are they clearly capable of being differentiated from the males
>on just this one characteristic?

In autumn, the female plants make seeds. Nice red berries.
You may mark those plants with stickers or whatelse.

>>Nevertheless, I have Jersey Knight Improved on my windowsill now, ready
>>to transplant in a cold frame and in a standard (not SQFT) bed later.
>>I stay tuned.

>Andreas, I haven't been to Switzerland and suffer from
>picture-postcard-syndrome.  That is, all I know of your country I've
>learned from postcards.  When is your last killing frost in the spring?
>How early do you have to shut the outdoor garden down in the fall?

It's about zone 8. Last frost in mid-May, first frost mid-October.
BTW, the recommendation for growing them is coming from England, and I
posted it to this list.

>Do the Swiss and German windowbox geraniums come from normal
>in-the-garden varieties, or is there a special hybrid for them?

I don't know exactly; but I can tell you the names of the varieties used:
Selma-Balkon F1
Mausers Rote
Summer Showers F1
Playboy F1



Andreas


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