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ASPARAGUS— SETTING OUT ROOTS AND CUL- 
TIVATING BEDS 
OOOTS 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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