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Re: Asparagus

Yes, you were the Bill I meant.  I'm so excited that things are sprouting!
It is so frustrating to have to wait so long to harvest!!!!  But when you
think of the long term return, yum-yum.  Would it be a good idea to cover
the bed with a layer of composted material in the fall?



At 12:37 PM 6/3/97 -0700, you wrote:
>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
>
>-- 
>bloke@magi.com (Bill Loke)[Z5a] Kars, Ontario, Canada
>"Experience is something you don't get until just after you needed it the 
>most."
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Susan W. Smith
State College, PA 16801
sws2@psu.edu
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