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24 Apr 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I'm no expert - I have been growing them for 3 yrs. The new spears shoot in early Spring. So do not trim them now. I made the mistake of cutting them in late July last year and I had a very poor crop. My advise is to water them until the end of this month and then no watering. Let the plant die off. Then in late August cut the dead stalks off and put on the composted manure or just some good compost.

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16 Apr 18, Marie-louise Bissett (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I bought asparagus seeds, F2 UC172 I sowed the seeds in spring and have a lot of very fine feathery plants, they starting to make shoots that looks like spears, what do I do now? Will they mature, or do I have to cut the and spears and re plant them? I live on a farm in Grahamstown

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28 Apr 18, Phillip (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Leave the plants to grow & mature for another 2-3 years. You can trim back the ferns (to 5cm) either in the fall after they turn brown or at the beginning of spring.

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08 Apr 18, Julie Fielder (Australia - temperate climate)

Where in Perth can I buy seedlings or plants to grow Asparagus please?

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09 Apr 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Try the internet, ask around at nurseries or Bunnings.

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10 Apr 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Crowns/plants don't usually become available until mid/late winter.

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27 Mar 18, Kath Gilchrist (New Zealand - temperate climate)

When do you cut off the ferns and how low do you cut them?

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13 Sep 18, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Late winter and at ground level or just below. Then cover them with about 4-6 cm mulch.

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06 Mar 18, MOOKHOANE MAEMA (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I would like to know how to grow asparagus, where to get the seedlings, when can I grow and at what temperature, lastly how long does it take to harvest and how? I live in Lesotho but the site could not list my country hence why South Africa since Lesotho is inside South Africa geographically like a kidney in a body. Thank you

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30 Apr 18, Phillip (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

If possible purchase 2 yr. old "Crowns". These are asparagus plants (roots). There are a number ideas for how to plant them - just visit Youtube or Google for step-by-step pictures along with description of soil mixture and fertilization. Then wait another year before harvesting. Honestly I have never grown from seed. But in either case you are looking at a couple of years before you will have a decent crop.

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