The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith

Author:Edward C. Smith
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2009-10-03T21:00:00+00:00

HARVEST

You can harvest fresh asparagus from the garden the second spring after planting (the third if you’re starting from seeds). The first harvest should be light, no more than two or three spears per plant over a period of about two weeks. Each following spring, harvest spears that are more than ⅜ inch (1 cm) in diameter and 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) tall. Let the skinny spears grow into ferns. Stop harvesting when most of the emerging spears are small and the tips become loose and open; this will happen at about the time you start harvesting peas. A typical harvest lasts from four to eight weeks.

There are two schools of thought on how to harvest: Cut the spear at or just below the soil with a knife; or, my preference, bend the spear until it breaks, which leaves a bit of it still above the soil.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.