I've search for asparagus growers here and can't really find anything. Is anyone growing asparagus and if not, why not? I've just planted three, three year old crowns. Am I nuts?
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:02 ] |
| Post subject: | growing asparagus |
I've search for asparagus growers here and can't really find anything. Is anyone growing asparagus and if not, why not? I've just planted three, three year old crowns. Am I nuts?
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| Author: | veggie boy [ May 6th, '07, 12:04 ] |
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Forest - I grow it in my dirt garden but would not bother in AP. Are you talking about in AP - if so I will explain my reasons. |
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:07 ] |
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yes VB, in AP. |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ May 6th, '07, 12:10 ] |
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Can I assume you have grown in dirt before? |
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:15 ] |
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yes, I've grown them for a long time. |
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: growing asparagus |
this better be good. I have a bet going with H. I HATE it when he's right. 
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| Author: | earthbound [ May 6th, '07, 12:22 ] |
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I have two words..... Dormant period.... |
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:25 ] |
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yes, but growers often lift their asparagus in the dormant period, couldn't you do that every year? |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ May 6th, '07, 12:26 ] |
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EB is correct. My main reason for not growing in AP is underutilisation of the bed space. You only harvest asparagus for a short period each year and the rest of the year it takes up piles of room - except for the month or 2 in Qld when it dies back altogether (the dormant period). In this dormant period it would probably have to be removed as it might rot. Either way - it is not a good use of bed space. |
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| Author: | earthbound [ May 6th, '07, 12:28 ] |
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Of course you could just go ahead and do it, prove us all wrong.... After all, none of us have tried it, we're just theorising.... 
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:30 ] |
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ok, thanks VB. I have no idea how long a normal season would be for tomatoes, capsicum etc in AP, but they don't stay in forever, do they? How often are the common plants replaced? Do you think the asparagus would grow well if I did leave it in? |
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:31 ] |
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that is what I'll do, joel, but I'd like the info too. |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ May 6th, '07, 12:35 ] |
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Forest - all I knwo is that my ground asparagus take up piles of room. If I had that sort of room available in my AP I'd definitelly give them a run. Will look forward to seeing how you go :-). |
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| Author: | earthbound [ May 6th, '07, 12:39 ] |
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I can't really coment on the "sparrows guts" as I've never even grown it in the ground.... I know friends who do (they call it sparrows guts), but I've just never got around to it myself.. |
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| Author: | forest [ May 6th, '07, 12:44 ] |
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ok, I'll leave them in and grow them so we all know. I'll report what happens. Yay!! I don't have to pull them out. |
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