[shaun]

not being a big fan of asparagus i do like it to eat but you only get a bit from a lot of work and space,unles your are karl and have 40 acres of it.
but today i took the plunge and bought some from wilkos 3 crowns for £2 so i got 3 packs.
should i have got a couple more?
and whats the best way to plant ?
and one more wee thing how long can i leave them in those plastic bags?

[muntjac]

get 2 more . plant end this month put em in a deep tray compost for now . and ita 1/4 acre ya wassuck wish it was 40 acre id be retiring by now  

[shaun]

just dry compost ?

[clive f]

now now lads your together again and aunt sallys watching

[shaun]

ohh no i'm off out of hear  

[muntjac]

yeh it wont hurt until end the month the compost is just to protect the crowns is all from drying out ,you can lightly spray the muck if ya wanna

[WG.]

and ita 1/4 acre

So you've got 1/4 acre of asparagus or 1/4 acre of allotment/garden?  How do you market the asparagus?

[muntjac]

both , i sell to the local hotels etc and also sell outside the posh school here ,i give them so much out of the profit ,,, the pics are here
http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=1827&highlight=asparagus

and here is my plot , the lot now as i took over the top bit just a few weeks ago

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=1690&highlight=aching+back

[clive f]

Hi muntjac just seen your pics. How much time per week do you spend on your plots to keep them in that condition?

[muntjac]

other than when planting n such just keeping weeds down or pottering about 2 hours . diging like that is a couple days werk or so .once you have it under control the werk gets easy . sowing / planting and harvesting is the hard part

[WG.]

blooming marvellous and great to see.  Good on ya!

[Trillium]

The plot pix are impressive for all that nail-less digging. But why so much? Do you um..'share' with others, or is that all for you? Or is there a family of 25 at home? Can't believe you haven't invested in a rotovator (almost wrote rototiller as we call them here).

[muntjac]

i took over the plots from old fellas in the past and i stil feed them or their wives etc .i also trade off stuff .i grow stuff to feed my rabbits chickens turks etc ,i eat vegetables every day of the week as i do oily fish , i swap lots of things i grow for preserves pickles etc

[Trillium]

Sounds like a good trade off, in all ways. Nice to help out the auld yins.