#1: Asparagus question
Posted on 2006-06-05 18:44:19 by toonartist_98
Hi,
Does anyone else have trouble with asparagus plants that get bent over
by winds?
I planted asparagus last year and have let them fern out, but the
plants get so tall (seems about 4-5 feet) that they blow over in the
winds. I'm afraid this will damage the plants.
A friend told me NOT to stake them because it would make the plant
weaker. But I'm thinking if the fern snaps in two before it can suck up
enough energy for next year that would be worse.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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#2: Re: Asparagus question
Posted on 2006-06-06 02:12:17 by Ann
toonartist_98@yahoo.com expounded:
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone else have trouble with asparagus plants that get bent over
>by winds?
>
>I planted asparagus last year and have let them fern out, but the
>plants get so tall (seems about 4-5 feet) that they blow over in the
>winds. I'm afraid this will damage the plants.
>
>A friend told me NOT to stake them because it would make the plant
>weaker. But I'm thinking if the fern snaps in two before it can suck up
>enough energy for next year that would be worse.
>
>Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks.
Mine are bent over, too. This is only their second year. I'm not too
worried about it, they were bent over last year and came through fine.
Don't worry about it :o)
--
Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
e-mail address is not checked
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#3: Re: Asparagus question
Posted on 2006-06-06 02:19:59 by Dwayne
Yes. I am in Kansas and it gets blown over all the time. I just let them
lay on the ground and do their thing. I have been doing that for 3 years
now and am still getting a lot to eat each spring.
Dwayne
<toonartist_98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Does anyone else have trouble with asparagus plants that get bent over
> by winds?
>
> I planted asparagus last year and have let them fern out, but the
> plants get so tall (seems about 4-5 feet) that they blow over in the
> winds. I'm afraid this will damage the plants.
>
> A friend told me NOT to stake them because it would make the plant
> weaker. But I'm thinking if the fern snaps in two before it can suck up
> enough energy for next year that would be worse.
>
> Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
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#4: Re: Asparagus question
Posted on 2006-06-06 05:56:18 by toonartist_98
Good to hear. Thanks for the advice!
Ann wrote:
> toonartist_98@yahoo.com expounded:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >Does anyone else have trouble with asparagus plants that get bent over
> >by winds?
> >
> >I planted asparagus last year and have let them fern out, but the
> >plants get so tall (seems about 4-5 feet) that they blow over in the
> >winds. I'm afraid this will damage the plants.
> >
> >A friend told me NOT to stake them because it would make the plant
> >weaker. But I'm thinking if the fern snaps in two before it can suck up
> >enough energy for next year that would be worse.
> >
> >Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
> Mine are bent over, too. This is only their second year. I'm not too
> worried about it, they were bent over last year and came through fine.
> Don't worry about it :o)
> --
> Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
> South of Boston, Massachusetts
> e-mail address is not checked
> ******************************
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#5: Re: Asparagus question
Posted on 2006-06-06 06:16:26 by David Ross
toonartist_98@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone else have trouble with asparagus plants that get bent over
> by winds?
>
> I planted asparagus last year and have let them fern out, but the
> plants get so tall (seems about 4-5 feet) that they blow over in the
> winds. I'm afraid this will damage the plants.
>
> A friend told me NOT to stake them because it would make the plant
> weaker. But I'm thinking if the fern snaps in two before it can suck up
> enough energy for next year that would be worse.
>
> Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
I stake mine because, otherwise, they block the sprinklers and get in
the way of weeding adjacent areas.
My edible asparagus goes dormant in the winter, so issues about the
strength of individual ferns are not important. When they yellow in the
late fall or early winter, I cut them back, leaving about 6-9 inches of
stubs as markers for where I should look for shoots the following spring.
--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/>
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#6: Re: Asparagus question
Posted on 2006-06-06 16:01:43 by heironymous
We put in a few stakes then tie them together with string to keep the
tall ferns from falling out into the lawn. I don't think it makes any
difference as to the strength of the shoots. You do want your ferns to
gather sunlight and build stronger roots for the following year,
though.
toonartist_98@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone else have trouble with asparagus plants that get bent over
> by winds?
>
> I planted asparagus last year and have let them fern out, but the
> plants get so tall (seems about 4-5 feet) that they blow over in the
> winds. I'm afraid this will damage the plants.
>
> A friend told me NOT to stake them because it would make the plant
> weaker. But I'm thinking if the fern snaps in two before it can suck up
> enough energy for next year that would be worse.
>
> Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
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