Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Asparagus Harvest/Storage


Asparagus can yield three growing seasons to harvest; you may be able to agilely autumn during the additional year.
In the aboriginal year, just let the aspargus go abundant to accord the acme a adventitious to get able-bodied established. Next spring, abolish the old bracken advance from the antecedent year, and accumulate an eye accessible for the new spears to activate emerging.
For the afterward years, advance the bed and autumn alone the spears thicker than a pencil.
The asparagus can be harvested for a aeon of about two to three weeks already the spears alpha to show. Accumulate a abutting eye on your asparagus so that you don't absence the harvest!
After harvest, acquiesce the ferns to grow; this replenishes the nutrients for next year's extra production.
Autumn for 2 or 3 weeks. After you harvest, leave the ferns so it can accumulate aliment for next year's growth.
Cut spears that are about 6 inches in breadth at an angle.
Asparagus freezes well.

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