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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] geese and asparagus
  • Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:56:39 -0600

I remember my great-grandfather was known to do the same. His asparagus beds
were quite clean. In fact, asparagus has a knick-name of saltgrass. Like
you, Franklin, I'm not sure of the details. Should do an experiment....

Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center

> Hi Leigh...many years ago I knew a man that grew asparagus on a
commercial
>scale on Cape Cod. He said he used salt on his beds to kill weeds...but
>can't recall how it was done. Franklin





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