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06 Feb 20, anon (Australia - arid climate)

Work out your climate zone from the blue tab above. Then check asparagus and look in the calendar to see what month you can plant or google it..

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03 Feb 20, ASHWANI BHATNAGAR (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate)

Hi, I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I want to start growing Asparagus in my very small backyard to start with. I am looking for someone who can guide me. I am ready to pay consulting fees. Please advise. Best Regards, Ash

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07 May 20, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate)

You can absolutely grow asparagus in Vancouver. Start with a year old crown, make sure there is no grass or other weeds in the space to compete with it and plant it deep - usually the crown will come with directions, but approximately 8 inches deep. you will be able to harvest a bit in a couple years and loads within 5-10. This is what worked for me in Saskatchewan so you shouldn't have any issues.

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06 Feb 20, anonymous (Australia - arid climate)

Work out your climate zone from the blue tab above and then check to see if you can plant asparagus in the calendar table at the top.

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01 May 20, Domhnal MacMathghamhna (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)

Asparagus can be notoriously difficult to harvest so I recommend going on the internet and asking your question, including your zone information.....you'll find countless sites that discuss growing this challenging vegetable.

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26 Oct 20, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate)

Asparagus is simple to harvest. The shoot/spear comes out of the ground and when it is 6-12 inches high, cut it.

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30 Dec 19, Katharine Duke (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Gembrook Victoria. I have asparagus ferns about 3 inches tall, can I plant them now? Can I plant them near garlic? Thanks in advance.

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31 Dec 19, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Asparagus needs a bed of their own as the crown will grow 18-24

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28 Sep 19, Maryanne house (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have just noticed that I have spears on my asparagus. They have been in the ground for 2 years. My query is to do with the ferns that are still there from last year. The ferns did not die down and I read somewhere to leave the ferns and that they would die of their own accord.But they did not so I guess this was incorrect. So... do I now cut off all the ferns as the spears are now appearing or do I reduce the number of ferns? In future do I cut off all the ferns when the spears stop appearing or at a specific time frame? ( say Jan Feb? ). Thanks in advance for your assistance.

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30 Sep 19, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Are they two years old from seed or crowns?I believe the ferns die in the colder weather but not in sub-tropics /tropics. I'm sub tropic and they have not died in the last 3 years. I even stopped watering in early May this year and we have had a very dry time since then. I would cut the old ones out. Pick some of the new spears and eat. Depending on how many spears you are getting probably stop picking in about 4 weeks and let grow for next year. You have to let the crown grow in the first 2-3 years. In future from about Nov or so let the spears go to ferns-even while you are picking leave a couple go to ferns. Leave the ferns there until mid August-the ferns are growing the crown and storing nutrient in the crown for spears next year. Then cut them off and put 50-75mm of compost or aged manure on them and start watering them. And by compost I mean fully broken down organic matter or manure. Not mulch.

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