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Asparagus (seed)
About This Plant...
Family:
Liliaceae
Genus and species:
Asparagus officinalis
Growing Season:
spring
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
12-14 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
4 weeks after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
-
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
10-14 days
Germination temp.:
60-85 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
1/2 inch (soak the seeds in water overnight before planting)
Days to maturity:
3 years from seed
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
9-15 inches
Spacing between rows:
48-72 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
asparagus beetle
Diseases:
-
Harvest:
cut off at ground level those spears that are thicker than a pencil
Growing tips:
keep asparagus bed weeded
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