What Goes Wrong With an Asparagus Bed
Most asparagus beds fail for a handful of repeatable reasons: standing water at the roots, a crown buried too fast instead of gradually, harvesting…
Planting Asparagus Crowns: Eight Inches Deep, Filled Slowly
Utah State University Extension’s answer is specific: plant one-year-old crowns in furrows 8 inches deep, spaced 12 inches apart, with rows 4 feet apart.
Four Weeks, Then Six, Then Eight: the Asparagus Harvest
Asparagus rewards patience before it rewards the fork. According to Utah State University Extension, gardeners should not harvest asparagus until year 3…
What to Do With Asparagus Ferns in Autumn
Once the ferns turn brown and collapse after the first hard frost, cut them down and leave the material right on the bed as mulch.
Growing Sweet Corn in Florida: Will It Ripen?
Yes, sweet corn can ripen here, but the calendar that decides it isn’t the frost date most gardeners circle on their planner.
Growing Asparagus in Florida: Fifteen Years in One Spot
Asparagus asks for one thing above all else: a bed that drains, because once those crowns go in the ground they’re staying put for a decade or more.
Growing Sweet Corn in Delaware: Will It Ripen?
Delaware’s growing season gives sweet corn plenty of room to work with. Soil warms into the 60s well after the last frost clears, and the stretch that…
Growing Asparagus in Delaware: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A Delaware asparagus bed outlives the fence you might build around it. Plant crowns this spring and you’re still cutting spears from that same patch of…
Growing Sweet Corn in Connecticut: Will It Ripen?
Yes, but the timing is closer than the frost dates suggest. Connecticut sweet corn ripens when growers respect two separate calendars: one for warming…
Growing Asparagus in Connecticut: Fifteen Years in One Spot
Connecticut can grow a productive asparagus bed for a decade and a half, but only if the ground you choose drains well before you ever set a crown in it.