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ASPARAGUS 
A DELICIOUS vegetable, yielding one of the best 
spring, delicacies year after year, providing it is 
properly cultivated and cared for. Equally easy to grow 
from either seeds or roots, but time is saved by starting 
the asparagus bed with two-year-old roots. 
Asparagus is very hardy and thrives in all sections and 
soils, though it does best in the temperate zones and in 
soil of light, sandy nature. Seeds may be sown in the 
spring, roots may be set out in spring or fall. Beds from 
seeds will bear stalks ready for cutting in four years 
after sowing, while cutting may be started two years after 
planting two-year-old roots. 
Asparagus beds bear for many years if correctly managed 
and fertilized. For detailed directions consult pages 
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