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  • From: "Franklin W. Davis" <Parsons2 AT attbi.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] geese and asparagus
  • Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:03:46 -0500

Hi Bill...ayup...I'm going to look into the salt and asparagus
thing...start with my local county agent first. Think I will ask the folks
at the Univ. of Mass. if they know anything about it too...Franklin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] geese and asparagus


> 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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