Posted by Mysterious Traveler on June 16, 2011, 4:15 pm
Over the past 25 or so years seeds from my Asparagus patch have
blown over to various spots where conditions were right for them
to germinate. Only one place has survived due to harsh conditions
such as we have here in the desert. For places where enough rain
falls and conditions are better than here, Asparagus should be in
everyones garden. It's easy to grow. It can spread under favorable
conditions. There have been times in past years when I've neglected
it and it still thrived. It's cheap to purchase and comes in root
crowns that are already several years old, so just plant and water.
They don't seem to be able to get to much water, and once established
can be drought resistant. This year I've put rock salt around the
Asparagus to keep weeds and grass down and it seems to be working.
Still no rain yet and the temp is only 104 F today. The water well
is running overtime. I relocated a little Hog nose snake down to the
marsh earlier. Box turtles are staying close to the water. Bees are
swarming the stock tank for water.
The watermelons are starting to blossom.
Desert West Texas
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Posted by David Hare-Scott on June 16, 2011, 7:09 pm
Mysterious Traveler wrote:
> Over the past 25 or so years seeds from my Asparagus patch have
> blown over to various spots where conditions were right for them
> to germinate. Only one place has survived due to harsh conditions
> such as we have here in the desert. For places where enough rain
> falls and conditions are better than here, Asparagus should be in
> everyones garden. It's easy to grow. It can spread under favorable
> conditions. There have been times in past years when I've neglected
> it and it still thrived. It's cheap to purchase and comes in root
> crowns that are already several years old, so just plant and water.
> They don't seem to be able to get to much water, and once established
> can be drought resistant. This year I've put rock salt around the
> Asparagus to keep weeds and grass down and it seems to be working.
> Still no rain yet and the temp is only 104 F today. The water well
> is running overtime. I relocated a little Hog nose snake down to the
> marsh earlier. Box turtles are staying close to the water. Bees are
> swarming the stock tank for water.
> The watermelons are starting to blossom.
> Desert West Texas
I support growing your own asparagus. Fresh asparagus is so much better
than canned and really fresh is so much better than supermarket "fresh".
David
Posted by David E. Ross on June 16, 2011, 10:26 pm
On 6/16/11 1:15 PM, Mysterious Traveler wrote:
> Over the past 25 or so years seeds from my Asparagus patch have
> blown over to various spots where conditions were right for them
> to germinate. Only one place has survived due to harsh conditions
> such as we have here in the desert. For places where enough rain
> falls and conditions are better than here, Asparagus should be in
> everyones garden. It's easy to grow. It can spread under favorable
> conditions. There have been times in past years when I've neglected
> it and it still thrived. It's cheap to purchase and comes in root
> crowns that are already several years old, so just plant and water.
> They don't seem to be able to get to much water, and once established
> can be drought resistant. This year I've put rock salt around the
> Asparagus to keep weeds and grass down and it seems to be working.
>
> Still no rain yet and the temp is only 104 F today. The water well
> is running overtime. I relocated a little Hog nose snake down to the
> marsh earlier. Box turtles are staying close to the water. Bees are
> swarming the stock tank for water.
>
> The watermelons are starting to blossom.
>
> Desert West Texas
>
I had asparagus growing in the same bed for about 30 years. Then early
in 2005, we had record-breaking rains. The asparagus rotted in the
ground.
In the spring, I noticed asapagus seedlings coming up. By this year, I
hoped to harvest some for my wife and me. Yep, the rainfall this past
winter was exceeded in recent years only by the rainfall in 2005.
Now I again see seedlings.
But we did indeed have artichokes from the back yard this year.
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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
<http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html>
Gardening diary at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary>
Posted by Mysterious Traveler on June 18, 2011, 3:31 pm
On 06/16/2011 09:26 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 6/16/11 1:15 PM, Mysterious Traveler wrote:
>> Over the past 25 or so years seeds from my Asparagus patch have
>> blown over to various spots where conditions were right for them
>> to germinate. Only one place has survived due to harsh conditions
>> such as we have here in the desert. For places where enough rain
>> falls and conditions are better than here, Asparagus should be in
>> everyones garden. It's easy to grow. It can spread under favorable
>> conditions. There have been times in past years when I've neglected
>> it and it still thrived. It's cheap to purchase and comes in root
>> crowns that are already several years old, so just plant and water.
>> They don't seem to be able to get to much water, and once established
>> can be drought resistant. This year I've put rock salt around the
>> Asparagus to keep weeds and grass down and it seems to be working.
>>
>> Still no rain yet and the temp is only 104 F today. The water well
>> is running overtime. I relocated a little Hog nose snake down to the
>> marsh earlier. Box turtles are staying close to the water. Bees are
>> swarming the stock tank for water.
>>
>> The watermelons are starting to blossom.
>>
>> Desert West Texas
>>
> I had asparagus growing in the same bed for about 30 years. Then early
> in 2005, we had record-breaking rains. The asparagus rotted in the
> ground.
> In the spring, I noticed asapagus seedlings coming up. By this year, I
> hoped to harvest some for my wife and me. Yep, the rainfall this past
> winter was exceeded in recent years only by the rainfall in 2005.
Rainfall??? Oh yeah, I remember hearing about that phenomenon.
> Now I again see seedlings.
> But we did indeed have artichokes from the back yard this year.
--
Posted by Mysterious Traveler on June 19, 2011, 8:51 am
On 06/16/2011 09:26 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 6/16/11 1:15 PM, Mysterious Traveler wrote:
>> Over the past 25 or so years seeds from my Asparagus patch have
>> blown over to various spots where conditions were right for them
>> to germinate. Only one place has survived due to harsh conditions
>> such as we have here in the desert. For places where enough rain
>> falls and conditions are better than here, Asparagus should be in
>> everyones garden. It's easy to grow. It can spread under favorable
>> conditions. There have been times in past years when I've neglected
>> it and it still thrived. It's cheap to purchase and comes in root
>> crowns that are already several years old, so just plant and water.
>> They don't seem to be able to get to much water, and once established
>> can be drought resistant. This year I've put rock salt around the
>> Asparagus to keep weeds and grass down and it seems to be working.
>>
>> Still no rain yet and the temp is only 104 F today. The water well
>> is running overtime. I relocated a little Hog nose snake down to the
>> marsh earlier. Box turtles are staying close to the water. Bees are
>> swarming the stock tank for water.
>>
>> The watermelons are starting to blossom.
>>
>> Desert West Texas
>>
> I had asparagus growing in the same bed for about 30 years. Then early
> in 2005, we had record-breaking rains. The asparagus rotted in the
> ground.
> In the spring, I noticed asapagus seedlings coming up. By this year, I
> hoped to harvest some for my wife and me. Yep, the rainfall this past
> winter was exceeded in recent years only by the rainfall in 2005.
> Now I again see seedlings.
> But we did indeed have artichokes from the back yard this year.
After reading about artichokes on Wikipedia, I'm not sure
they will grow in our climate, even the Northern Star variety
which is supposed to be able to withstand cold better. Soil
conditions here are probably to dry, I'm guessing. How much
soil moisture do you usually have? How much do you usually
water them? I've got enough to water now that with something
that needs abundant water or care might perish. The sun is so
intense here even plants that get enough water don't always
survive.
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> blown over to various spots where conditions were right for them
> to germinate. Only one place has survived due to harsh conditions
> such as we have here in the desert. For places where enough rain
> falls and conditions are better than here, Asparagus should be in
> everyones garden. It's easy to grow. It can spread under favorable
> conditions. There have been times in past years when I've neglected
> it and it still thrived. It's cheap to purchase and comes in root
> crowns that are already several years old, so just plant and water.
> They don't seem to be able to get to much water, and once established
> can be drought resistant. This year I've put rock salt around the
> Asparagus to keep weeds and grass down and it seems to be working.
> Still no rain yet and the temp is only 104 F today. The water well
> is running overtime. I relocated a little Hog nose snake down to the
> marsh earlier. Box turtles are staying close to the water. Bees are
> swarming the stock tank for water.
> The watermelons are starting to blossom.
> Desert West Texas