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- From: Frederick.Crowley AT VALLEY.NET (Frederick Crowley)
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org, Frederick.Crowley AT VALLEY.NET (Frederick Crowley)
- Subject: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest
- Date: 11 Sep 2009 14:27:10 -0400
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:07:53 -0400
From: "MAsteveINE" <MAsteveINE AT 207ME.com>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] organic asparagus
Years ago Rodale wrote about having an asparagus planting which was left
alone through spring and summer till August when it was mowed off and a
harvest was taken till cold weather. Anyone ever tried it? As we have found
frozen asparagus less than desirable I am thinking of trying a part of my
patch in fall production next year.
MAsteveINE
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Steve, I'd done it for years in a previous Vermont location and it's a treat
getting out of season asparagus. However, it is a bit different in several
ways; viz: spear production is sparser (not the bountiful flush of spring
growth); picking times are not as long (each spear ferns-out more quickly
than in spring); and I think the spears tend to be a trifle less tender. I
think Fall harvest is probably better suited for the kitchen garden (or
personal use) than as a commercial crop, but then again, out of season crops
may command higher prices and if you've got adventuresome customers, local
Fall asparagus may be well received.
Fred Crowley
Vermont
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[Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
Frederick Crowley, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
GlenEcoFarm, 09/11/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest, MAsteveINE, 09/11/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
Marie Kamphefner, 09/11/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest, Willie McKemie, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
Marie Kamphefner, 09/11/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 09/12/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest, breck, 09/13/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 09/13/2009
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[Market-farming] Seed Sources,
Richard Stewart, 09/13/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Seed Sources, Road's End Farm, 09/13/2009
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[Market-farming] Seed Sources,
Richard Stewart, 09/13/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] asparagus Fall harvest,
GlenEcoFarm, 09/11/2009
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