Gardening: Edible Plants : How to Grow Asparagus

Growing asparagus requires starting them from the root and allowing them to grow for three or four years without vegetable production. Maintain an asparagus plant, which will produce vegetables for up to 15 years after the first few years of growth, with helpful advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

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[scottdott333]

i like to run through my 3 year old ferns naked! the feel of the plants tickling my testicles is amense!!!! hubba bubba bbbbwwwwwwwoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[DedFysch]

Don't dig up the roots - can shock the plant too much and kill it. Just let the fern die over the ground, leave it over the winter, and cut/trim/pull off the dead matter in the spring when the asparagus starts to grow.

[mc4102]

i grew mine from seeds.... and we are enjoying / harvesting in the 4th year... can be harvested almost all-year round... the winter asparagus is sweeter than the springs one... we let the "crown" rest in summer (ie we don't harvest during this time, but we give the crown plenty of water and organic fertilizer)...

[seasonseatingsfarm]

You don't have to dig the roots in a cold climate. Here in USDA Hardiness Zone 4, we leave them in the ground. They come back beautifully each spring.

[JustForYouinTempe]

good advice

[bobboberan]

I thought just leaving them alone and really doing nothing was best I'm going into my second year I like letting them fern and running my arms through them its like a massage .lol

[scarygary76]

Awsome video!