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ASPARAGUS 



THE two distinct ways of starting an asparagus bed 

 are to either sow seeds or set out roots. Sowing 

 seeds is easier and less expensive than setting out roots. 

 But beds made from roots will yield the product several 

 years sooner. 



Well-rotted manure in large quantities should be dug 

 into the soil. Heavy clay soils should be made more 

 friable by adding sand or sifted ashes. Seeds are sown 

 as early in the spring as garden can be made, in rows 

 two and a half to three feet apart, dropping one seed to 

 every half inch and covering them about one-half inch. 



Seedlings generally appear within three weeks. They 

 should be encouraged to grow rapidly by frequent hoeing 

 and weeding. When six inches tall, they should be 

 thinned out to stand six inches apart in the row. Four 

 rows, each fifty feet long, will provide a fair supply of 

 stalks for the average family. It takes about three 

 ounces of seeds or 200 plants to secure a bed of that kind. 



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