SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT POINTS 39 



SUMMARY OF SOME IMPORTANT POINTS 



1. If you decide to raise asparagus from seed, go to a 

 reliable seedsman. Poor seeds mean a season (or even 

 more) wasted. 



2. Sow on rich, clean land of a light loamy nature. 

 Sow thinly. Keep free from weeds. 



3. Plant in March in good, wide trenches. Use one- 

 year-old plants for making permanent plantations. Do 

 not let the sun or the wind have even a look at the 

 roots. 



4. Make no attempt to snatch a crop of potatoes, or 

 even of saladings, from a young asparagus plantation. 



5. Place stakes so that the growing stems may not be 

 blown down and the plants be thereby weakened. 



6. Manure freely as directed. 



7. Do not earth-up unduly, but strictly follow the 

 directions given in this book. 



8. Select well-drained land facing south, when this is 

 available. 



