. Asparagus culture : the best methods employed in England and France. Asparagus. ASPABAaUS ODLTVKK 33 mound at the lerel of the soil. This angle disappeai-a as soon as the stool is covered over with earth, and the base of the mound is at the bottom of the trench, the sides meeting in an angle at the top. Beware of digging up the bottom of the trench, or of hoeing or raking it as recom- mended by many authors. The soil should be left alone, for As- paragus likes to run over the surface and not to penetrate beneath it J besides, as already stated, the roots, if they penetrate too deeply, will n
. Asparagus culture : the best methods employed in England and France. Asparagus. ASPABAaUS ODLTVKK 33 mound at the lerel of the soil. This angle disappeai-a as soon as the stool is covered over with earth, and the base of the mound is at the bottom of the trench, the sides meeting in an angle at the top. Beware of digging up the bottom of the trench, or of hoeing or raking it as recom- mended by many authors. The soil should be left alone, for As- paragus likes to run over the surface and not to penetrate beneath it J besides, as already stated, the roots, if they penetrate too deeply, will not feel the beneficial effects of the sun during the spring. On the other hand, they may meet with a subsoil that is cold, damp, and dry, aU of which conditions are unfavourable to the plant, independently of the fact that the manure which. Fig. 1.—Asparagmi benches. has been applied has great difficulty in reaching the roots, either nullifying its effects entirely or retarding them consider- ably. If the .sou is very light, instead of digging trenches of 10 in. make them only 7 in. or 8 in. in depth. If the ground is very dry and we plant late, the trenches should not be more than 10 in. deep, and a hole of from 2 in. to 2 J in. should be dug out to receive the stooL Loose earth is then thrown in and the whole is fiUed up until it takes the form shown in. the cut (fig. 4). If you do not wish to have an Asparagus plot distinct from your ordinary kitchen garden, open several trenches a yard wide at a distance of 3 or 4 yds. from each other and plant in two rows. By adopting this plan your Asparagus wHl have a considerable space over which. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barnes, James, gardener; Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935; Godefroy-Lebeuf, Alexandre. London, New York, G. Routledge and
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