Last summer I bought some asparagus seed to give it a go in
the garden. The seed germinated and we repotted it several times over the
following months. Over the summer I kept
it outside in the sunshine but put it under shade cloth as the cooler weather
set it. The plants sent up fern like fronds in summer which yellowed during the
autumn. Looking at them last weekend, I
realised that a couple of the plants thought that spring was just around the
corner and were starting to send up new spears.
Time to plant out. The problem
is that it has taken me this long to decide where to put them where they can
stay for the long term. As I usually rotate things around the vege garden, I
had decided that it was not the place to put them. The spot where we put potatoes in last season
seemed like a good option but we have had some persistent little rabbits who
somehow survived the myxomatosis spread of last spring. Solution, build a
little fence around the asparagus section. It is not exactly the most aesthetic
looking addition to the garden so perhaps it will need to be replaced with
something more permanent and pleasing to the eye one day. For now it serves it
purpose. So in went the 16 plants I had grown.
Now we sit and wait and somehow resist the temptation to
harvest any spears at all this season.
We will have to wait until next spring for a 50% harvest of the crop to
allow the crowns to develop. Meanwhile if you see me drooling while looking
over the fence, you’ll know why.
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