Nothing beats crunchy asparagus in spring. The partly green, partly white or violet stems from our own cultivation taste particularly good. Nevertheless, the vegetable in the private home garden is one of the rarities. Many gardeners are not even aware of how easy cultivation can be. With the right knowledge about the tasty spears, you will soon be able to enjoy freshly harvested asparagus. Check out the following article for the necessary steps.

Asparagus from your own garden is a special treat

Which variety do you recommend?

Depending on your taste, you can choose between green or white asparagus. The cultivation of the green variant is a little less complicated, since the variety does not have to be piled up. It also contains more nutrients because it grows on the surface. Asparagus is either male, female or hermaphrodite. Ask your gardening store about male plants. These grow faster and are considered more profitable.

Asparagus cultivation instructions

  1. Thoroughly remove roots and weeds from the area where the asparagus bed is to be created
  2. loosen the soil with a rake;
  3. dig a trench about 25 cm deep and 20-30 cm wide
  4. now work a layer of compost, for example from rotted manure, into the soil. Pour some excavation over it to avoid contact of the roots with the compost
  5. now place the young plants at least 40 cm apart in the ditch. Spread out the roots like a spider
  6. fill in the trench with the excavated material
  7. Immediately after planting, put some complete fertilizer on the bed and water the cuttings extensively

Asparagus cultivation - you have to pay attention to this

Here are two more tips for further care:

Do not exceed the harvest date

June 24th, the so-called St. John's Day, ends the asparagus harvest. After this date, green asparagus will need time to recover from growth and gather strength to produce edible spears again next year.

Be sure to remove the berries

Although the process is very complicated, you can use the seeds to propagate your green asparagus. The seeds are harvested in autumn when the asparagus leaves have turned yellow. But even if you do not want to use the berries for propagation, you should definitely remove them from the asparagus. Otherwise, the vegetable will use the seeds to propagate on its own. Next spring shoots will appear beyond your ditch, which may not be desirable.

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Vegetable garden