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    From TimW@timw@nomailta.co.uk to uk.rec.gardening on Mon Apr 21 21:34:32 2025
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    Maybe three or four years ago I had the idea to propagate asparagus to
    grow wildin the grass along the edge of a sort of orchard area at the
    foot of a south facing stone wall. A rubbish idea it turned out that
    asparagus as bought is not even fertile and able to propagate and wild asparagus which will grow in rough coastal grass verges is something altogether more rare but in any case some crowns of aspargus root were
    more or less buried under grass clippings on site and forgotten.

    I see I now have several established asparagus plants - single tall
    stalks emerging from the nettles along the wall. I wouldn't mind getting
    a small crop one year, but how do I get one? I am thinking cut
    everything - asparagus and grass and nettles - right down to ground
    level for a few feet around and cover with more mulch/grass clippings
    and hope for the best.

    Is that a plan, even for next year?

    Tim W
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