ASPARAGUS 



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the next spring ; a new application of fertilizer may 

 be harrowed in again when the season for cutting 

 is over. By this method the roots receive nourish- 

 ment when it is needed, especially during each sum- 

 mer season, and there will be no loss of crops from 



Asparagus Three Weeks after Harrowing 

 When crop is cut, about strawberry time, harrow the bed. 



lack of support. The large expense for labor and 

 dressing at planting time will be saved, and you 

 will know what nourishment the roots are getting, 

 and when they get it. 



Use of Salt. — Salt is often recommended for 

 asparagus. It is valuable in two ways. It helps 

 to check the weeds, and it keeps the ground more 

 moist, drawing the dampness from the air. Do not 

 use salt in place of a fertilizer, however. " It has 

 little nutritive value. It probably does make the 



