Gardening

randr

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5. Colorado has an abundance of wild asparagus

Mon Feb 24, 2014, 10:46 AM

Feb 2014

I have found asparagus all over Colorado along rural lanes. Mostly next to fence lines and irrigation ditches.
Asparagus, as you noted, requires well drained soil. It does survive drought conditions as evidence by its wildness.
It is a root shoot crop and requires several years to develop an adequate patch and you need a relatively undisturbed area to let it do its thing.
Do you have a fence line or border that could be used?

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Where can I plant my asparagus patch? [View all] intheflow Feb 2014 OP

Dunno, elleng Feb 2014 #1

I'm in Colorado. intheflow Feb 2014 #2

Sorry. elleng Feb 2014 #3

I wouldn't do it NJCher Feb 2014 #4

My boyfriend brought one home theother day. intheflow Feb 2014 #7

Colorado has an abundance of wild asparagus randr Feb 2014 #5

Both my option areas are fence lines. intheflow Feb 2014 #6

Look for 2 to 3 foot tall light brown spiny bushes against fence lines randr Feb 2014 #8

Area B Botany Feb 2014 #9

thanks, botany NJCher Feb 2014 #10

Growing asparagus isn't hard but you have to wait 2 to 3 years until you Botany Feb 2014 #11

Full sunlight.. along a fence line. bvar22 Feb 2014 #12

Is that the entirety of your bed? intheflow Feb 2014 #13

That is our first bed, bvar22 Feb 2014 #14

Wow, that sounds much more reasonable than intheflow Feb 2014 #15