Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-02


iicvclnpnlcr, of hrin t"a'~ md ~
Tor garden ruitj!r'. ihC i",'- ii l4l a.
three feet apart and the rlanl- nH' i'-'
thar eighteen inches apart III tii'' f""''
ana: for field culture. thu row hi''>' 49,
four ieet and plant two feet nom 81 II
other When plenty" space l. a!!"N"''
the root, have room To- spread IN
crown, increase. in ,i/" without crowd
iny. an,i the Weld will be much greater
than when clos. planting i pra '.-.' :
If is a common saving among nli"N i
Gardeners thai giant Asparagus i "'i'!H
obtained by giant culture. ana arm:
ing abundance OF room Tor thr pia'l'' -
an important step ia this 'iirrcti"h-
After the lani hl> been pat in proper
condition by maturing aud w':h - l"
the rrpuiilch depth. trenches ir'H tour
to six inches Il, - >hnu.i br "f-n'.i
with a plnw. Ii the roots ar idrG'.'
two furruw, should he rnh f"r Zach
trench. throwing the soil "ai ON h"'h
sides. leaving III. bottom "t tn i:'nrh
broad enough II admit of spread - ON
tn. roofs To their fall length without
crow,linr against the >id'~. : d! tn"
roots a. proper distances a.'lE the
trench AMI haul the soil over tn"ih win
hoes. or il may he thrown back with Il
pillow: after which run Il harrow over me
surface t., make il smooth an'i level. II
the crown, Of the plants are covered
fully four inches after the soil i veil
,rttlc, above them ii i sufficient, al
thourh some sci them much deeper.
which is no, only cmliirlI unnecessary,
but in cold soils r;''r'r injurious tiE,n
| otherwise, rs tn" plan" Will n! start 80
early nor com" f"rw VI so rapidlF ~
when set near the ,uria -.
An asparagus plant IL i~'t consists nj y
crown or centre bud. from which the
roots grow ont latrrally in ail directions
nearly horizontally. seldom "''inE deep
| into the earth. Neither d. n crowns
grow upward or downward Il, ~ plant
become old. bit n, thu first bni az stalk
I rise, to the surface and above. ii l,'ti un-
| disturbed. another bud is iurn =, is
! base, aud then another, an'l - on Ia '.nr
the entire life Of the plant. the old en- Va
becoming large masses of deaf and i!r-
! ing buds on nearly the -..'l" plan. We
ar. thus particular in describing :i''
| habit of aSparaTlI, rn;-. !lpraU>c lh"ii>-
! andS have Eaie asparagus h';i' vii.
solid stone bottoms, believing itnrcc--a-
! nv to prevent the roots from ~oin@ deep
| into the earth aud spending the force of
the plant in that direction instead OF
! throwing up lis su1curnt and mu III
| priced shoots; and many have b,'n de-
TERED from planting asparagus by In"
supposed necessity of Ston" foundations.
| Ii is frequently asserted tina, asparagus
roots 20 down until they strike some har'l
/ substance. when they are turned ans, come
through the surface rs stalks. Where
| such an absurd Flea originated may In,
As difficult To determine Is is the origin
| of hundreds Of Others equally absurd thai
! have both in theory AMI practice found
! their way into both ancient and modern
gardening.
After cultivation consists mainly in
top dressing and working in fertilizer,
from time To time 10 keep up n vigorous
growth of the plants. When they are
set i'm wide rows il is eaS, 10 ran 4 shall
low furrow alongside, till it with manure,
and then throw the soil back with Tie
! plow. Fertilizers of almost any Kind
may be spread over the surface and
worked in when wedding or otherwise
cultivating the plants. Salt ha, long
been considered special fertilizer for
asparagus. probably because the plant
is found wild in salt meadow and sands
near the sea. and while it NAV no; be-
necessary for the production OF large and
tine-flavorcd asparagus. it is. a. is well
known. Il most excellent fertilizer for Il
great variety of plants. and may b"
safely used on an asparagus bed in such
liberal quantities that all noNiou> weeds
will be killed out. Consequently il is
often cheap method Of wedding Il plan
tation and enrichingi it al the same ,im",
beside, destroying the larvae of noNiou-
insects that infest the buds and plants.
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