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By T. REYNOLDS laftJhannackNcwi Special Writer
Even a temporary resident can set out tomatoes or cultivate a few beans. But to start an asparagus patch is a kind of commitment, an acknowledgement that you’ve found a home and plan to be around for the twenty or so years that the patch will bear. Like other endeavors of this nature (marriage and childbirth come to mind) the success of the asparagus patch depends a great deal on the effort and attention expended at the start and during each growing season thereafter. Unlike other long-term commitments, however, asparagus will unfailingly respond to your efforts and reward you with a bigger harvest each year.
Most people plant oneyear-old roots and there’s still time to do this now. Plant them in a very carefully prepared bed enriched with compost and manure. Allow plenty of room and keep the patch weed-free. Each spring and fall, remember to give your patch more manure and compost.
When the foliage turns brown in the fall, cut the stems to the ground. In the first year of your patch, harvest only the spears that are six to eight indies high. Cut the spears at ground level, never closer than two inches to the crowns. Those who garden in raised beds should allow asparagus its own bed,
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