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Re: [Market-farming] Starting an organic asparagus patch
- From: Bobbett <bobbett AT windstream.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Starting an organic asparagus patch
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:41:14 -0400
jay sleichter wrote:We have bind weed too. We just make sure to get in there and pull it before it becomes a problem. We've definitely lessened the amt of bind weed around here in the past five yrs. I think mulching is the key. You still might have to do some hand weeding immediately next to the spears, but mulching heavily does the trick for us. We used sorghum mulch this yr, but in times past it was mostly leaves and grass clippings applied heavily. This yr we put a lot of newspaper underneath to hold off the weeds for even a longer period of time. We put in 2yo crowns in 2004. We were able to pick for a few wks in 2005 and then normal productiong in 2006. Seeds will add two years to that scenario. Bobbett, KY zone 6 http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M19189 |
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[Market-farming] organic asparagus,
Rachel Evans, 09/09/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus, Richard Stewart, 09/09/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus,
breck, 09/10/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus, stonecirclefarm tds.net, 09/10/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus,
John Ferree, 09/10/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus,
GlenEcoFarm, 09/10/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus, MAsteveINE, 09/10/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus, breck, 09/10/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus,
GlenEcoFarm, 09/10/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus,
GlenEcoFarm, 09/10/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Starting an organic asparagus patch,
jay sleichter, 09/10/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Starting an organic asparagus patch, Bobbett, 09/10/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Starting an organic asparagus patch,
jay sleichter, 09/10/2009
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- [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus, Harriet Allen, 09/10/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus,
sunnfarm, 09/11/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus, breck, 09/11/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus, Bill Shoemaker, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus,
Bill Shoemaker, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus,
breck, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus,
Bill Shoemaker, 09/11/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus, breck, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus,
Bobbett, 09/11/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus, breck, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus,
Bill Shoemaker, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Organic Asparagus,
breck, 09/11/2009
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