Growing Asparagus

We love eating asparagus, and have always wanted to try our hand at growing it. We've heard that it takes many years to harvest, but,when we came across some inexpensive crowns at Walmart, we decided to plant asparagus for the first time.

Guidelines came with the crowns, and the video below was helpful.

Dig a trench, add composted material, and place the crowns on top of furrows about a foot from each other. Cover with 2-3 inches of soil. Once the plants start emerging, cover again, and repeat this process until the trench is filled.

Here's a 2 minute video on preparing an asparagus bed.

If you are viewing on an iPad or iPhone the video can be accessed here.

An update on the asparagus garden is available here.