Sunday 24 February 2013

Asparagus Update

Asparagus spear

So far, so good. It appears that my asparagus gamble is paying off. Yesterday I decided to take a look inside the cloches I had placed on top of the asparagus crowns that I planted earlier on in the month, and I was pleasantly surprised to find spears poking through the soil in 2 of the 3 cloches. Anyway, off the cloches came, and I lovingly buried the spears under some more soil, which I think is what you are supposed to do. Then I replaced the cloches in an attempt to protect my baby asparagus from the horribly cold weather we have been having.

Lupin (Lupinus perennis) seedling

A quick look in the greenhouse revealed nothing much. All the lupin (Lupinus perennis) seeds we had planted  a week or so ago appear to have germinated and were proudly poking through the soil. Unfortunately there is no signs of life in anything else I sowed last week. I have a feeling that my sowings of aubergine, chill, and sweet pepper are not going to be successful. They are covered and insulated, but they are not in a heated propagator (I don't have one). I think the temperature in the greenhouse by day is warm enough but it is still getting very cold in there at night. I will give it another week or so and if there are no signs of life then I will have to rethink my plans. 

Finally, I planted a row of radishes (Sparkler). It may well be a little early, but I NEEDED to plant something!



5 comments:

  1. I've never seen an asparagus growing yet! It's a knew view to me :) I always see asparagus on the market, but never in the garden.

    I hope your asparagus will grow big and super tasty! :)

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    1. Thank you! I too hope it grows big and tasty - haven't had much luck with asparagus so far :)

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  2. It looks like you've had mixed success so far, but well done with the asparagus. Flighty xx

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  3. I had never thought about forcing asparagus in the same way as rhubarb. I shall definitely be trying this next year.

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    1. I'm not trying to force them, although now you've mentioned it, it does seem like a good idea! I covered them with cloches because they are new crowns that I planted way too early (they were already growing in the packet) so I am attempting to see if I can keep them alive. Seems to be working at the moment :)

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