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[redhotchick]

Hi,

I planted 3 Asparagus plants this year, I wasn't expecting them to produce many spears and I know you aren't supposed to eat them until at least year two BUT each plant has only produce one spear each! I thought they would produce at least 2 or 3. I've left them to go ferny. I'm carefully hand weeding around them. Can anyone advise me what I can feed them with, (organic please) and any suggestions for a weed suppressing mulch? Thanks.

[Christian]

You can't go wrong with seaweed solution.

 

The organic gardening catalogue sell it in small bottles.

 

I would mulch with well rotten chicken manure and compost. Anything really to keep the weeds down.

 

 

[Lesley]

I use the seaweed liquid as well.

[TAJ]

They sound as they should be at their age - as they get older you will get more stems - yr 3 before you should start cutting, but then always leave 1-2 stems - they should carry on producing then until 10 yrs.

 

Tracy

[redhotchick]

Thanks for replies.

I googled "organic gardening catalogue" and got lost on their website for a bit!

I must not buy any more seeds just yet!

[Tara.F]

you can get seaweed feed anywhere

Asparagus also appreciate a light sprinkling of salt (they naturally grow by the sea) and this will also deter slugs