Digging rows for Asparagus and placing crowns in the ground
I have a spot in mind for growing something new, figured a perennial plant that I can eat would be a good idea. I settled on Asparagus and got two kinds, some green Jersey Giant Knight and Purple Passion. I dig trenches for the roots and widen out the rows a little. I then drop in the crown of the plants, I get them in clusters. With it facing up I add dirt and then mulch.
I dug the trenches roughly dug in February, I have a few 10 foot rows and a few 15 feet rows giving me close to 50 feet of Asparagus. I add about 25 crowns to this area and back fill with my hardwood chips. I would have to wait a few months for my crowns to arrive but at least the trenches are dug and ready for them to show up. I fill them in so no one gets tripped up on them.
My bunches arrived, they are Jersey Giant Knight and Purple Passion. I talk about how the positioning of the crown is crucial. And how deep they are planted is important as well. I go through the area and place the crowns in the grounds. Then checking my work and spacing any out I missed when I placed about 25 of them in the trenches.
Using hardwood mulch I have acquired from tree trimmers, I fill in the space using a mix of the dirt I upturned and the mulch I collected. We have red clay high in iron but the wood chips should help out alot as well. Ill add more mulch when the stalks come up, I want to give them as much cover as possible.
After planting it can take a few weeks before new growth shows up on the surface. Sometimes it may take up to a month. And I cant harvest them right away, need to let them grow a few years so the crowns below the soil get big and strong.
Digging those trenches was hard work, took me a better part of a day. Though I think the yields Ill get with the Asparagus being happy, with all the root room will be worth the effort I put into the ground and these crowns.
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wow learned a lot about asparagus from your video! really cool then can grow so tall. also was really relaxing to watch before bed. My favorite are white asparagus.
Oh cool! Yeah theres alot to them. And my time lapse worked wonders. Oh I'll have to look for white Asparagus.. never heard of it.
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such a hard working day that is for sure but you really did it well :)
Hah thanks alot