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Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
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Author:  goldhunter_2 [ Oct 28th, '14, 06:29 ]
Post subject:  Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
Can I grow asparagus in rain gutter or are the roots to big?


Recent my back porch roof was damaged in a storm and I had to have it replaced :cry: I had two old 12' gutters I could see throwing away so I mounted on wooden poles on the side of my old dirt garden. I am trying to think of something I can plant in them permanent and asparagus would not fit my current aquaponics system plus I don't want to put in the yard I am wounder :think: if the root balls get to big for a rain gutter?

if not asparagus what else woudl be good multi year plant to leave in the rain gutters?
Author:  scotty435 [ Oct 29th, '14, 00:22 ]
Post subject:  Re: Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
I have asparagus in one of my stock tank grow beds. I think the roots would probably need too much space for the gutter. I should also mention that I've had the asparagus in for two years, it has over 100 stems but all of them are small. I'm not sure if this is a nutrition issue or a planting depth issue. I found some references that indicated deeper plantings produce thicker spears. Yet another reason they might not be as good in gutters. Strawberries and Lettuce would probably work in gutters.
Author:  Vida [ Oct 29th, '14, 03:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
I've seen strawberries planted in raingutters. Makes picking much easier.
Author:  goldhunter_2 [ Oct 29th, '14, 04:13 ]
Post subject:  Re: Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
HUMMM..... ok I was afraid of that . what I found online so far about asparagus is that its a long term planting before good production I had hope the gutters mite work so I could keep them out of the way but guess I will keep looking for something else to put them in

a few more strawberry's never hurts :D I can take some runners form my hanging baskets and plant in the gutters


Scotty isn't a stock tank pretty deep container, how deep of container should I need to find for asparagus :?:
Author:  scotty435 [ Oct 29th, '14, 12:54 ]
Post subject:  Re: Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
These stock tanks have about 10 inches of media but I was afraid the asparagus wouldn't overwinter with it's feet wet so I planted it higher and let it find the water level it liked. This was before I realized that it would affect the spear size. The spears are getting bigger but I still haven't harvested any and this has me pondering whether it's worth shifting the plant since it's doing well otherwise. Sometimes I just like to sit back and see what happens.
Author:  Snags [ Oct 29th, '14, 15:53 ]
Post subject:  Re: Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
Im building a raised garden bed for the asparagus.
They are there for 20 odd years big feeders that dont like competition and love good drainage and reasonable water even a bit of salt.
I dont think the gutters will be big enough
Author:  goldhunter_2 [ Oct 29th, '14, 20:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Can I grow / keep asparagus in rain gutter?
ok thanks
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