17 May 2016 Asparagus Bed Clean-up

Durgan · May 17, 2016

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The asparagus bed was cleaned up. Last year’s stalks were pulled up. Each clump was watered with a pail of rainwater from the roof collection system. This was delivered by wheelbarrow. A milk carton baffle is used to stop spillage when moving the wheelbarrow full of water. I find this system of delivery quick and efficient rather than using a pump hose system. A sprinkling of 16 16 16 fertilizer was applied, then the bed was mulched with a layer of wood chips to inhibit moisture evaporation from the Sun. There is still about three weeks of asparagus harvest left.

May 17, 2016	#1
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	17 May 2016 Asparagus Bed Clean-up http://durgan.org/2016/May%202016/17...us%20Bed/HTML/ 17 May 2016 Asparagus Bed Clean-up The asparagus bed was cleaned up. Last year’s stalks were pulled up. Each clump was watered with a pail of rainwater from the roof collection system. This was delivered by wheelbarrow. A milk carton baffle is used to stop spillage when moving the wheelbarrow full of water. I find this system of delivery quick and efficient rather than using a pump hose system. A sprinkling of 16 16 16 fertilizer was applied, then the bed was mulched with a layer of wood chips to inhibit moisture evaporation from the Sun. There is still about three weeks of asparagus harvest left.