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Gobby

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Asparaus?
« on: February 03, 2009, 08:15:26 »
I put some asparus roots in 2 weeks ago and they had just started to show there heads, i have them covered in fleece but should i be going down and clearing this snow off them or will they be alright?
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asbean

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Re: Asparaus?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 08:25:04 »
keep them fleeced to be on the safe side, earth them up too.  It's early to be showing shoots - are they deep enough?   ??? ??? ???
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Gobby

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Re: Asparaus?
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 08:32:07 »
were planted 20cm down as the pack said, will just have to hope i guess, but will earth up today, thanks.
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Robert_Brenchley

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Re: Asparaus?
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2009, 14:36:16 »
They're pretty hardy, but I'm surprised to hear that they were showing that early. I'm going to put about three inches of autumn leaves on top of mine as a mulch, and I don't expect to see them for a couple of months yet!
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