my mother has three rows of it, one is new, one is three years old to
produce good, one is old and produces little but is for putting back into
the ground as food for the next new row, Lee
"ViLco" > wrote in message
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> spamtrap1888 wrote:
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>> Asparagus stalks are thick and not woody if
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>> 1. They're the first shoots of the year
>> 2. They come from older plants
>> 3. They come from male plants.
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> I discovered only very recently that asparagus plants can live up to 10
> years. I always believed thay got re-planted each year...
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