http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:10:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-117076 Kenny Point Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:47:26 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-117076 Sorry Charles, I have never tried starting asparagus from seed but thanks for sharing the results on your asparagus seedlings. Good luck! Sorry Charles, I have never tried starting asparagus from seed but thanks for sharing the results on your asparagus seedlings. Good luck!

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-116367 Charles of Perth Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:33:29 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-116367 Well..well..to answer my own question....In recent days I have had a multitude of asparagus seeds sprout. They would have been from the last batch - which were not soaked. Won't bother soaking again! Anyway 14 new sprouts and expect many more to come....I'm excited... Well..well..to answer my own question….In recent days I have had a multitude of asparagus seeds sprout. They would have been from the last batch – which were not soaked. Won’t bother soaking again! Anyway 14 new sprouts and expect many more to come….I’m excited…

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-114887 Charles of Perth Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:51:04 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-114887 Not sure where to put this - but my subject is Asparagus. I'm having a terrible time attempting to get a crop started. I've set aside a small wind protected area about 5 square metres (or yards), nice sandy free draining soil that I've added plenty of compost etc to. It's much improved over the basic lousy perth sand. Partial shade but they still catch 70-80% of the sun. My problem is that crowns are not available here - at least never been able to find any. So have to go from seed. Bought from three different seed suppliers on ebay. After months of attempts have exactly 5 'ferns' up and very slowly growing - out of about two hundred planted seeds. Have tried soaking them for two days, for one day, two days with seaweed extract (heard it may help - but not in my case), and no soaking at all. Have got about a 2% germination rate - which isn't going to be enough I think to get sufficient spears going in future years. Anyone have any magic suggestions for planting the seeds? Thanks! Not sure where to put this – but my subject is Asparagus. I’m having a terrible time attempting to get a crop started. I’ve set aside a small wind protected area about 5 square metres (or yards), nice sandy free draining soil that I’ve added plenty of compost etc to. It’s much improved over the basic lousy perth sand. Partial shade but they still catch 70-80% of the sun. My problem is that crowns are not available here – at least never been able to find any. So have to go from seed. Bought from three different seed suppliers on ebay. After months of attempts have exactly 5 ‘ferns’ up and very slowly growing – out of about two hundred planted seeds. Have tried soaking them for two days, for one day, two days with seaweed extract (heard it may help – but not in my case), and no soaking at all. Have got about a 2% germination rate – which isn’t going to be enough I think to get sufficient spears going in future years. Anyone have any magic suggestions for planting the seeds? Thanks!

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-60202 nhnursery Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:38:55 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-log-4-28-08-off-to-a-great-beginning/#comment-60202 It is time to start planting our vegetables, waiting for a nice weekend to arrive. I enjoyed the read. It is time to start planting our vegetables, waiting for a nice weekend to arrive. I enjoyed the read.

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