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Re: Asparagus

If I'm the Bill you mean, then I did mention mounding the bed. It 
shouldn't be more than level this year. Years 2 and 3 will see the 
mounding from reserved soil. I wouldn't cut any this year and only 
limited harvesting of index finger sized spears the 2nd year. After that, 
you can harvest everything for about 6 weeks and then let it recuperate.

Susan W.Smith wrote:
> 
> I put in my asparagus bed about 3 weeks ago and now see some shoots coming
> up.  I think Bill mentioned mounding the soil up as the spears grew.  I
> think the spears grew about 6 inches in one day.  I was just wondering how
> much I soil I should be mounding onto the bed.  I think my trench was not as
> deep as you suggested.  Probably only about 14 inches.  I did fill the
> bottom with compost and them fill in with the soil I had removed.  I'd say
> the roots are planted several inches from the surface.  What do you think I
> should be doing with the bed now?
> 
> Susan W. Smith
> State College, PA 16801
> sws2@psu.edu

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