wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 2008-06-11, Jo <joannaglass@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On 2008-05-30, Jo <joannaglass@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>>> On 2008-05-27, Jo <joannaglass@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>> wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2008-05-08, Jo <joannaglass@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I wanted to see how everyone is doing with their gardens this
year. I
>>>>>>>> haven't posted in awhile. I have managed to get my garden in this
year.
>>>>>>>> It is all organic and doing very well, thanks to rain barrels,
well rain
>>>>>>>> barrels and one HUGE one I had made that is 300+ gallons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So who is gardening this year?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jo
>>>>>>> Beans blue lake pole, 14 tomatoes, peppers, cukes, okra, eggplant.
Got
>>>>>>> great asparagus this is the 5 th year since we started harvesting
the
>>>>>>> year our daughter got married. Also sugar peas and onions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I haven't had luck with my asparagus yet. I planted the crowns two
years
>>>>>> ago and it doesn't seem to do well enough to harvest. I am not sure
what
>>>>>> I am doing wrong.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We sound like we have similar gardens, with the exception of tomato
>>>>>> plants. I have too many, all organic too. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any suggestions on the aspargus?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jo
>>>>> Tell me how you planted it. You need some prep, but it is
forgiving. I
>>>>> searched the web and found several ag school sites that had good
(and
>>>>> varying) info.
>>>>>
>>>>> The first year you should not harvest, but
>>>>> let the stalks grow to ferns. I sup****t mine with 3 runs of wire on
>>>>> each side and at the ends. The second year maybe 2-4 weeks of
>>>>> harvesting then let the ferns grow. But last year's drought may
have
>>>>> been a factor. I watered some because they are in partially raised
>>>>> beds.
>>>>>
>>>> I put them in a back bed in my yard in the center, dug out a small
area
>>>> and put in manure, then some soil put in crowns them soil again and
then
>>>> let them go. That is probably where I made the mistake, although this
is
>>>> year two and there are ferns everywhere. I will have to get the lime
and
>>>> I didn't think about sup****t. I had never grown it before so it was
me
>>>> just flying by the seat of my gardening pants to try something new.
>>>>
>>>> Jo
>>> If you have ferns everywhere, then you should have had asparagus. You
>>> cannot have a fern without having had a harvestable stalk of
asparagus.
>>> It is only when you stop harvesting do ferns form.
>>>
>>> I am confused. Now some stalks do come up very thin, and I just pick
>>> those and eat them too if they are tender. Are you saying all your
>>> stalks are too thin?
>>>
>>> How deep did you plant them? Some instructions say up to 18 inches
>>> deep, but some sites said this is not critical and I think I remember
>>> their tests planted as shallow as 6 inches and did not even put the
>>> crowns upright but tossed them in and covered them. Those did as well
>>> as any of the others.
>>> Did you add plenty of organic matter
>>> with the soil? How much did you fertilize?
>>>
>> I only planted about 6 inches deep. I didn't fertilize very much at
all.
>> I told hubby that we need to put another 6 inches of soil on that back
>> garden area anyway so perhaps next year will be our year.
>>
>> :)
>
> I would suggest fertilizing lightly now.
>
> Not sure but probably should not add
> more soil now or it may kill the ferns, but mulch heavily now and
> irrigate if it stays dry. Those growing ferns are what make the roots
> grow for next year. When the ferns die back in the fall add topsoil and
> some superfosphate for root growth this winter.
>
> Good luck.
>
Oh thanks! I would have really botched that up!
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