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The soil had to be dug up 12 inches deep, laid on a tarp, and combed through by hand to remove the white rhizomes, which any bit of could start the weed problem all over. Luckily, I had help for this finger and mind-numbing work from a gardening friend.
When the perfectly miniature asparagus seedlings were about eight inches tall, they were planted out in eight inch holes made by using a post hole digger.
Loose soil was firmed up halfway around the seedling? and as they grew, more soil added until the holes were level with the bed. That first year, the asparagus growth was astonishingly lush and six inches tall. 1 was very naughty and did snap off one spear to taste for quality control.
Two volunteers took up residence: dill and cosmos, which I left alone, mulching around them carefully with straw as I mulched the asparagus. Later I found that these two plants are some of the best for attracting the beneficial insects to eat up the asparagus beetles and its other pests.
Clearly a signal for interplanting, the following year I put in more dill and cosmos, plus cilantro and chamomile. Lemon balm showed up on its own.
All of these plants mimic a forest with canopy, shrub and groundcover. Cilantro and dill are delayed in bolting, being partially shaded from hot sun by the asparagus. This year alpine strawberries will be planted, too. Heidi’s wild strawberries were an inspiration. I’d stick with alpines over Junebearing and day-neutral types, as the former don’t send out runners as the latter do and are closer in nature to the wild berries. »
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