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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: 5rod on October 15, 2012, 14:04:33

Title: asparagus
Post by: 5rod on October 15, 2012, 14:04:33

hi all
I'm not sure about male and female asparagus ?.what i wish to know is
 males bear  Berry's. do they also grow edible asparagus.if they don't
 should i dig them out.

Title: Re: asparagus
Post by: chriscross1966 on October 15, 2012, 16:22:29

Females bear berries, all plants produce edible asparagus, but the males are a bit heavier cropping as they don't put any energy into making berries... a few females are useful to allow you to keep a few replacement plants growing on in pots...

If you have a lot of females, collect seed from them, germinate them adn grow them on it pots for a couple of years then selectively replace the weaker females with males form the pots.

Title: Re: asparagus
Post by: gavinjconway on October 15, 2012, 16:43:25

In Zimbabwe we used to pull the berries off.. and always had loads of spears..

Title: Re: asparagus
Post by: 5rod on October 15, 2012, 17:43:43

 :toothy10: :icon_cheers: :drunken_smilie:
thank you
                5 rod