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About 4 years ago I planted some asparagus seeds. I didn't expect to get a crop in the first 3 years as per instructions but last year and this year they seem a little thin. Does anyone know if they fill out as they grow their spears, or is there a way I can get them to come out fatter?
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Mine are only just starting to send up a mixture of thick and thin, WW, having been planted for aaaages and neglected not a little. The answer, I have found, is to be extremely generous with feeding, making sure they don't suffer from drought, mulching lots, and making sure the weeds are swiftly removed. All this pampering helps to build up some strong ferns in the summer and this will all help to produce some good spears next year.Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to? -
I would definitely agree with the feeding bit. I give my bed a good healthy layer of rotted manure every year, probably 4-6" or so, and my spears are getting thicker every year. 2 years ago they were pretty rubbish, very thin, last year a bit better and apparently better again this year.
Maybe its an age thing as well, I dont know.
I do tend to cosset my asparagus though, seem to spend more time faffing about there than anywhere else really.Bob Leponge
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I would definitely agree with the feeding bit. I give my bed a good healthy layer of rotted manure every year, probably 4-6" or so, and my spears are getting thicker every year. 2 years ago they were pretty rubbish, very thin, last year a bit better and apparently better again this year.
Maybe its an age thing as well, I dont know.
I do tend to cosset my asparagus though, seem to spend more time faffing about there than anywhere else really.Bob Leponge
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I moved them this year into a much more manured site and gave them a helping had with fishblood and bone. I will continue to feed and water and hopefully soon i'll have tasty asparagus.Look not from the mind, but from the soul. For the life that is coming is already before us, waiting to open up the world. Just look more closely. Find the eyes to see. - Celestine Prophecy 1st insight
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I'm pretty sure they get thicker as the plants get older. My Dad's patch now produces spears as thick as my thumb, and he's had them 8 or 9 years.
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Ahhhh
From what I remember they dont really appreciate being moved all that much.
Maybe they will settle down and be better next year after getting used to new quarters.Bob Leponge
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Moved them?...well there is your answer...They will have set them back and you must leave them alone for two years to establish and gain strength now. Do not cut the sprues (thin stuff) or anything else. Also look for the dratted beetles and grubs especially in early years.
I NEVER water an asparagus bed (only perhaps when just planted) mulch in Autumn feed in late winter/ and again at midsummer.Comment
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