Asparagus

muntjac · « **Reply #15 on:** April 02, 2007, 19:49 »

if its gonna be cold nights id do as i suggested earlier and use big lemonade bottles to protect em til they get 6 inch long n cut them. at an angle of 7 oclock

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #16 on:** April 02, 2007, 20:30 »

Hi Jo

I know nothing about asparagus :oops:

But as yiu are new here Pop up to the "Welcome to the forums" section and introduce yourself

milkman · « **Reply #17 on:** April 03, 2007, 07:29 »

A close inspection of my asparagus bed yesterday revealed:
asparagus spears - nil
baby creeping thistles - several
I think the hand fork is going to get an outing today....

Annie · « **Reply #18 on:** April 03, 2007, 09:13 »

Similar here milkman,weeded yesterday and have now read post on how to get rid of red ants!No spears though.

DD. · « **Reply #19 on:** April 03, 2007, 09:25 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

The warm water of the Gulf Stream (actually the North Atlantic Drift), swirls around the top of the Shetlands and hits the East Coast right about where you are Ziggy. The fact that you are about 10ft from the sea helps a lot too.

Checked mine this morning. The North Atlantic Drift has evidently not hit the coast of Loughborough.

vegging out · « **Reply #20 on:** April 03, 2007, 13:05 »

Mine are showing too.

ted_woodley · « **Reply #21 on:** April 03, 2007, 13:34 »

Yes, I had my first spear (in London) on 18th March, this is the earliest I have ever seen this. It has gone now though, frost damage.

milkman · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2007, 12:47 »

Just been down the plot and given the bed a close inspection - great excitement - I've caught a glimpse of a great big fat pinky asparagus shoot about to break through the surface - the compost mulch has gone a little dry and crusty and the shoot has been trying to push a great big clod out of the way in order to see the sky. Magic.

I just hope that a second shoot has the same idea, then OH & I will be able to sample our first ever lottie grown asparagus spears together without a squabble over who gets to eat the tip!

Axe Victim · « **Reply #23 on:** April 12, 2007, 20:52 »

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together without a squabble over who gets to eat the tip!

Happens in our house all the time!

We've just bought some asparagus whatsits...the wife has persuaded me that we need a long term project as well as all the annuals...I guess she's right, but two years seems a helluva long time to wait for a nibble.

jo.power · « **Reply #24 on:** April 12, 2007, 21:35 »

We have already cut a few but now whole bed is breading bind weed and I thought I had enough to do never mind loving every minute of it

milkman · « **Reply #25 on:** April 16, 2007, 17:06 »

Yippeee a second shoot is also making an appearance....

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