Q: After 5 years of prepping the bed and 2 years of waiting for the plants to mature, I harvested my first crop of asparagus this spring. I've got a few questions: * Some of the plants developed red ...

Q: It seems like every day during gardening season I have a bunch of questions, and I try to find the answers online but I’m not always successful. We’re so glad you are available to help! We’ve got ...

Home-grown ‘Purple Passion’ asparagus emerging from the ground. It’s a common misconception in the home gardening arena that asparagus is a crop that should never be started from seed. I am not sure ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Asparagus hardly ranks as an exotic edible, but harvesting this imported ...

Asparagus is a long-lived perennial vegetable. If you planted healthy, disease-free crowns (root systems of 1-year-old plants grown from seed), each crown should produce half a pound of spears per ...

A: Before you go to lots of trouble, try to determine what variety they are. If they are ‘Mary Washington' or ‘Martha Washington’, they’re not worth moving. You’d be better off looking online for ...

Asparagus thrives with the help of well-chosen companion plants like strawberries, dill, and marigolds. These plants enhance asparagus growth by deterring pests, suppressing weeds, and enriching the ...

Crowns, or the vegetative root systems of asparagus, are generally available for planting in early spring. If you still see crowns in the stores now, it is too late to plant them, and the crowns are ...

Asparagus roots do not like waterlogged soils that will lead to root rot. It prefers a soil pH of 6.5-7.5, and will not do well if the pH is less than 6.0. Have the soil tested to determine phosphorus ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! We definitely had a taste of summer over last weekend, as temperatures rose into the mid-eighties. However, we are back to reality with more moderate ...

Spring and asparagus are synonymous. Amazingly, an asparagus patch can produce crops from 15 to a whopping 30 years — if planted in the right location and properly maintained. It also takes patience ...