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  • From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
  • To: Errol Castens <castens AT peoplepc.com>, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] asparagus from seed
  • Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:44:11 -0500

from www.felcropruner.com

Asparagus (240 seeds average per 1/4 ounce) Soak seed for 48 hours before sowing in 85°F/29°C water or in a wet paper towel. Direct seed into beds or the field, about May 20th. Sow seed 2 in./4 cm deep, in the bottom of a 4 in./l 0 cm open furrow. Space rows 18 in./46 cm apart, on well drained sandy land. Seed at 1 seed per inch. Do not harvest spears the first year, it weakens the plant unless you do not wish to establish it as a perennial. A straw mulch protects roots from winter

Can anybody give me details – soil preparation, season/temperature, fertilization, depth/spacing, etc. – for planting asparagus from seed? How long before I should expect a harvest?

Errol Castens
Oxford, Mississippi
Zone 7 (for now)

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