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Posted by love4gardening 11 HI (My Page) on Tue, Apr 28, 09 at 2:40
| I just bought some Mary Washington Asparagus seeds (aina Ola Brand) from the Hamakua Seed and Supply Co. I was getting ready to plant these after soaking them overnight and were wondering if there were any local folk out there who are successfully growing asparagus. Please Share:) Mahalo, Corie |
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| Sorry spelt Asparagus wrong in post. |
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| i just planted about 20 crowns of Purple Passion asparagus and hope to make my first harvest next year although a friend of mine says the commercial growers take first harvest in 6 months. From seed you're looking at about two years to harvest. The good news is that you can get several harvests a year from your patch since asparagus doesn't go dormant in Hawaii. From what i gather asparagus doesn't like acid soil so you may need to lime. Also appreciates fertile soil high in phosphorus. Since asparagus is a perennial this means you'll need to prepare the final bed well and apply the phosphorus right at the root zone. CTAHR has a great little pub for the home grower-i'll link you to it. i'd love to hear how it goes for you! |
Here is a link that might be useful: What you'll need to know
RE: Anyone grow Asparagus with any luck?
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| I planted 5 asparagus from a friend here in Kailua Kona, BI, about a month ago. Four are doing well; one died...I think it didn't have enough root structure to make it. I've ordered 20 more...hoping for more success! |
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| I have planted the seeds but none have sprouted yet. I'll keep you all posted. |
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| you bought fresh, local seeds~shouldn't take long before you have sprouts! where are you getting your crowns from Celeste? |
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| I tried with 15 starting pots and 12 came up. I am replanting them today in a 4/4 raised plot on Kauai- we'll see. The starts look healthy. |
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| I'm in Hilo and am starting my asparagus from seed. The key to success is soil prep! I make raised beds that are filled with peat moss ($$$$$$$ bug bucks but worth it!, red soil from my garden, horse manure and compost from my banana trees. I know it's tough but all the rocks have got to go. Take your time and do it right because if done correctly you will have asparagus for 15+ years!!!! Just a side note...my raised beds are made log cabin style from banana trees minus the roots balls of course, I reinforce the walls with rock as the trees rot into the soil. A great steady source of nitrogen for a long time! |
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| Paradise Bob we are looking for some asparagus crowns here in Kauai. Where did you get yours? We are in Waimea. |
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| I've been growing asparagus for about ten years in Honolulu. I harvest in the Spring and Fall. Before each Spring and Fall I cut down all the foilage and cover the patch with mulch and water heavily. The asparagus shoots will come up out of the mulch. I break them off as close to the root as I can snap it. After harvesting I let them go wild again until the next time. While the foilage is growing it looks like a tangled mess. Because of this I only keep a very small patch going, so when I harvest its only for one or two dinners. Some times I think its not worth the trouble, once I tried to dig them all out, but then decided to keep just the one small patch that I have now. |
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| I'm in Kailua and planted asparagus for the first time about 6 months ago. I used the same local seeds that you did and they seem to be doing very well. I first planted them in little jiffy pots and when they were bigger I just put them straight into the ground. I prepared the soil with chicken manure. I'm starting to have a few thicker stalks come out. I'm not really sure if I should snap them off or let them keep going, so I've just let them keep going. Good luck and if anyone has advise on whether I should break them off I'd love to hear it. |
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| I was about to build a raised bed for asparagus in my kitchen garden, then read in the 1975 Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening (Rodale Press) that "the roots can thrust down 5-6 feet." Since my garden is over our septic leech field, I'll plant asparagus somewhere else....Also read online that one needs to plant a 25 foot row for each person in the family to insure a good supply for asparagus enthusiasts! Glad we are on 7 acres. (~: |
RE: Anyone grow Asaragus with any luck?
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| great information from everyone thanks...visiting my friends garden in orchidland where she has a few beds...she mulches thickly so competing weeds do not take out all the vital nutrients. |
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