Add lime to raise the pH or sulfur to lower it. Snap spears off at soil level with your fingers at or just below ground level. If you use a knife, be careful not to injure nearby crowns. Asparagus harvest schedule Do not harvest asparagus spears in the first or second year after ...
The plumosa fern will respond well to a hard pruning, so don’t hesitate to cut stems back right to the soil level. You can even chop off all of them to give it a fresh start. You can also trim just the stem tips to encourage more bushy growth, or chop the stems off at whatever...
Asparagus thrives in neutral to slightly acidic soil (pH of about 6.5). Eliminate allweedsfrom the planting site, digging it over and working in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost, aged manure, or soil mix. (Learn more aboutsoil amendmentsandpreparing soil for planting.) The soil should be...
When planting asparagus, it is best to have a well-drained soil that can still hold water.The plant withers easily on acidic soils, and on heavy clays, so it is best for these soil types be avoided.For best results soils should have a pH of 6.5 to 7.5. ...
Soak the soil thoroughly!Spread the roots out evenly over the mound and space the crowns 12"-15" apart. Add sufficient soil to the trench to bring the level up to the crown, leaving the growing tip exposed. Do not pack the soil! Water thoroughly. As the young sprouts grow, gradually...
Shoots are cut below ground level when about 25 cm long either when only the tips are showing and the stem is blanched or alternatively when a portion of the shoot has developed above the soil surface and become green. White asparagus production predominates in Europe, South Africa, and ...
Asparagus kiusianus, an important wild relative of cultivated asparagus (A. officinalis), exhibits resistance to stem blight disease caused by Phomopsis asparagi. However, the mechanisms underlying this resistance are not understood and no transcriptomic