How Do You Plant Asparagus From Seed?
Getting asparagus started in your garden is a long-term investment. An asparagus bed can produce fresh vegetables for your family for 30 years or longer. Asparagus is one of the first vegetables you will harvest in the spring. After your bed is established, the asparagus will require little work but will bring you the garden’s first gifts each year. Once your harvest is finished for the season, asparagus will develop into ferns that may reach 7 feet in height. Till your garden and lay out rows. Plant asparagus seeds 1/2-inch deep in the soil and 2 inches apart, once soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees in the spring. Dig your plants from the ground a year later, before new growth starts. Transplant the year-old plants to the permanent bed as soon as the garden soil can be worked. Dig trenches 12 to 18 inches wide and 6 inches deep. Place the year-old plants 9 to 12 inches apart. Cover the crown of the asparagus plant with 2 inches of soil. Fill the remaining part of the trench gra
