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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: Sudanpan on November 23, 2012, 05:36:45 pm

Title: My asparagus is growing......
Post by: Sudanpan on November 23, 2012, 05:36:45 pm

So we lopped all the top growth off the asparagus bed about a month ago, and put a nice mulch on top of the bed in preparation for winter  ;D


We now have spears appearing from one of the crowns! Should I let them grow or cut them off to stop the root system being overworked at this time of the year?


Oh yes - our strawberry plants are also starting to produce new shoots as well!


These are both in a polytunnel by the way  ;)

Title: Re: My asparagus is growing......
Post by: Plantoid on November 23, 2012, 08:29:49 pm

I'd leave them alone there is a frost due any day soon .
 I have full sized strawbs on the plants in the barrel a
I ate a massive  fully ripe straw berry off the barrel last week and put a hand full of rotting ones in the composter .
 Most of my sparra grass is pushing up shoots so all 'll do is add more compost

Title: Re: My asparagus is growing......
Post by: suziequeue on November 24, 2012, 07:09:23 am

I've been hedgelaying this week and the hazel is (was) covered in small catkins  :(  hope they come back when they're supposed to......