Thursday, September 24, 2015

How To Plant And Grow Asparagus In An Easy Way

By Della Monroe


There are people who loves to plant in their backyards and to harvest their own fruits and vegetables. They usually have it because they want to make sure that the food they eat is safe, less expenses and some of us just really loves to plant. Aside from the fact that it beautify our homes, it actually creates a soothing and relaxing vibe, and it help us connect with nature.

We are into organic living because we believe in a traditional way of healing and soothing our self. Asparagus is one the best vegetable in which you can get a lot of benefit and can be planted in your own houses. You do not need worry on how to plant and grow asparagus because there are easy guides for it.

Before we start talking about on planting it, let us learn some important things about asparagus. They are related to onion and garlic and its shoots are the ones can be eaten because when a bud starts blooming it becomes hard. In other countries, there are a lot of ways to eat and to prepare and they are common to restaurants as side dish.

It takes a lot patience because it usually takes 2 to 3 years for it to produce but it can be productive up to 20 to 30 years. Spring season is typically the perfect time for you to start planting an asparagus since the soil can be worked on. Remove all the weeds and start digging the beds for about 2 to 4 inch layer of manure and compost soil.

Have a trench as deep as 6 to 12 inches and check that it has a proper water irrigation because they are not wet kind of plant. Create a mound to be located in the trench and start placing the crowns with several spaces apart, in order for them to grow thoroughly. Cover it with not so much soil just to create another layer and water them properly.

Have a the stem exposed for about 3 to 4 inches when it starts to grow and fill the trench again with soil. Add a layer of mulch of 4 to 8 inch layer once you have filled it and water them everyday. Try trimming down its dead foliage instead of harvesting it in a year.

For the following years, you can harvest them when you noticed that they become more establish and vegetative and the spear is thicker than a pencil. They can be harvested for several weeks once the spears starts to show. After the harvest, allow them to grow again and replenish their nutrients for the next production.

You can identify a type of asparagus through its color and they have different features as well. Purple, they are planted as purple but they change their color once cooked and they have a smaller amount of spears. White, they are sweeter but it does not have enough fiber because they are grown with lesser light form the sun that causes to block the chlorophyll.

In preparing it, just avoid ways that you might lose its nutrients. They can help against cancer which has the ability to neutralize cells that are damage. It has a high of amino acid where it can help people who have kidney problems.




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