Could someone tell me a little bit about growing asparagus? Thank You.

Answer 1

You must plant the roots 6 to 12 inches below the surface.It takes 2 or 3 years for your first crop. Give them plenty of water to get them started.

The plants can produce for 25 years.

Answer 2

Preparing the soil in the planting area is the most important first step. Asparagus roots grow horizontally and need space to spread. In addition, crowns must be planted deep so that plants can develop properly with the base of the stalks well beneath the soil level.

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Answer 3

All the other answers are great, but they neglect to tell you the ugly sides of asparagus-raising. Here are some more pointers:

Don't plant too much. My dad planted two, twenty-foot rows and we could barely keep up with cutting it. My mom froze a lot of it and we ate it all year round. About half of it was given away to just about anyone who would take it.

The stuff grows like science fiction when it is producing spears; as much as 6" to 8" in a 24hr period. If you have a heat wave, it will grow even faster and higher. Not only did I have to cut it every day, there were times it needed to be cut TWICE!!! We ended up with about 3 lbs of the stuff a day.

When you let it grow out during the fall, try to take as many of the red berries off (seed pods) as is humanly possible. If you don't, you'll have plants EVERYWHERE; so will your neighbors and everyone within 20 miles. Birds eat them and p**p out the seeds. My family owned 5 acres, and it was my job to cut the spears from all the plants in every nook and cranny on the property. It was pretty time-consuming.

When you cut the spears, cut them about 1/2" below the surface.

Although the garden hasn't been in production for over than 20 years, to this day I still can't eat asparagus. I ate WAAAY too much of it as a kid!

Answer 4

Planting asparagus is not difficult; they need a well drained sandy soil in the full sun. It is preferable to plant the crowns instead of seeds or transplants due to the fact that there is a year of yield lost when direct sowing seeds. Rows should be between three and five feet apart to allow for proper drainage. Do not harvest any spears that grow the first season allow all of them to turn brown and trim them away with the weeds and browned brush at the end of the season. In the second year you will have a better harvest for allowing the crowns time to properly take hold.   A perfect companion plant for asparagus and wonderful in its own right is tomatoes. The reason that tomatoes are such a great companion plant for asparagus is that they naturally deter the asparagus beetle while the asparagus plant may help to prevent harmful nematodes from getting to and damaging the tomato plant roots.

   Each year one acre will produce approximately five hundred pounds of asparagus in ideal conditions. Some scientists even believe that with mass plantings of vegetable such as asparagus we could put a major dent in world hunger. Asparagus will grow quickly and need to be picked more often in the warmer months. In the early part of harvest when the weather is a bit cooler anywhere from three to six days may be needed between picking the spears however as the weather warms the time between harvesting will grow shorter sometimes as much as cutting everyday may be necessary.  An asparagus plant that has been properly cared for can produce spears for between fifteen and twenty years. There has been much debate over whether to cut, pinch or break the spears above or below the ground.  Some people have found that breaking works best for them; you also naturally break the plant at its most tender point and therefore do not have the rough or chewy part of the stock. Other people prefer cutting them with a small pair of shears for a more measured even length so I believe in the end it comes down to preference.  

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Answer 5

this link may be helpful

http://gardening-tips-idea.com/HowtoGrow...

hope it help

Answer 6

Buy crowns of a seedless variety and plant them in an area where their growth can be controlled because they spread fast.  Mine are in huge clay pots.