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18 May 14, Sue (Australia - temperate climate)

I have had my asparagus crowns in for more than 2 years but they are only forming thin shoots. How can I encourage thicker shoots to grow?

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31 May 14, (Australia - temperate climate)

Thin stems usually means the plants need feeding. Cover them with manure and compost over winter and come spring fertilise with some pelletised chicken manure. A good mulch of straw will help also.

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13 Apr 14, Stephen Lenehan (Australia - temperate climate)

I have plenty of asparagus ferns and I have read items bout cutting back when they die of in autumn. They are still all green can I cut them back or should i wait till they die back????????????

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02 Mar 14, pauline p (Australia - temperate climate)

In Newcastle NSW my 5ft asparagus ferns shade part of my Veg garden. Can I trim the tops a little? They never really brown off much - when is the earliest I can cut them down for winter??

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16 Feb 14, Glen (Australia - temperate climate)

I will be planting asparagus crowns this year, but need real advice as to how many, when in full production, for 2 asparagus lovers. So far I have been told anything on the spectrum from 3 to 25! Any real knowledge would be greatly appreciated.

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15 Feb 14, Debra Lewis (Australia - temperate climate)

Or join the Diggers Club ... that's where we got ours from!

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08 Feb 14, allen [nobby ] clark (Australia - temperate climate)

how will the asparagus fare in an aqua ponics setup I have gravel in the growing beds

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03 Feb 14, Sally Ling (Australia - temperate climate)

Are the seeds poisonous to chickens

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30 Jan 14, Johny Benwell (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I planted a crown about two years ago and have recently enjoyed several fresh sprouts. I'm often away and have come home to ferns a number of times. A friend told me to increase my yield. Simply dig out the crown, cut it in half then replant the two halves. Is this the case? Thanks, Johny

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01 Feb 14, Heike (Australia - arid climate)

By dividing crown you can get more plants, but they all go back to producing small shoots for up to two years and a crown that was planted two years ago would only just be of asparagus harvestable size and have nothing to give yet in terms of splitting. Chances also are that you can kill the crown or split when not done at the right time. Best to just buy another crown or sow some seeds and let them all mature.

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