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ASPARAGUS SETTING OUT ROOTS AND CUL- 

 TIVATING BEDS 



O OOTS are generally planted in the spring as soon as 

 ^- the soil can be put in good condition. There is 

 also a short period in the fall, just after frost stops growth 

 of the tops and before the ground freezes hard, when roots 

 can be transplanted successfully. 



The ground for the bed should be laid out in broad 

 furrows, a foot wide, four to six inches deep, with two 

 to three feet of space between the rows. In the centre 

 of these furrows make a slight ridge, about two inches 

 high, with fire fly plow or hoe. Place roots across this 

 ridge, so that the crowns are several inches above the 

 surrounding roots, putting the roots from twelve to eigh- 

 teen inches apart in the row. 



Cover them but slightly at first, say about two inches 

 deep. As the young shoots appear, pull more soil over 

 them, until the trenches are again level with the ground. 

 Cultivate until the plants have attained full growth. 



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