Thursday, September 24, 2015

By Della Monroe


People are now starting to plant again and produce their own because they are into to securing the food they are eat which is free from harmful chemicals and is a good way in saving money. Planting is a good way as a stress reliever since, it helps you to interact with nature that brings a positive aura in your home. It can also add color and design to your place.

We are into organic living because we believe in a traditional way of healing and soothing our self. Asparagus is one the best vegetable in which you can get a lot of benefit and can be planted in your own houses. You do not need worry on how to plant and grow asparagus because there are easy guides for it.

Asparagus is a kind of spring vegetable and it is closely related to garlic and onion. The shoots are the commonly eaten because when the buds starts to open, it will turn to woody. There are many ways to serve and eat this and it is popular as an appetizer or a side dish.

It takes a lot patience because it usually takes 2 to 3 years for it to produce but it can be productive up to 20 to 30 years. Spring season is typically the perfect time for you to start planting an asparagus since the soil can be worked on. Remove all the weeds and start digging the beds for about 2 to 4 inch layer of manure and compost soil.

Have a trench as deep as 6 to 12 inches and check that it has a proper water irrigation because they are not wet kind of plant. Create a mound to be located in the trench and start placing the crowns with several spaces apart, in order for them to grow thoroughly. Cover it with not so much soil just to create another layer and water them properly.

Have a the stem exposed for about 3 to 4 inches when it starts to grow and fill the trench again with soil. Add a layer of mulch of 4 to 8 inch layer once you have filled it and water them everyday. Try trimming down its dead foliage instead of harvesting it in a year.

They are harvested within a time span of 2 to 3 weeks where a spear starts to appear as thick as a pencil. You can see on their appearance that they are more vegetative and establish. Let them grow again and renew their vitamins and minerals for the following production.

There are two of this type, the white asparagus which are the kind that can grow even with the absence of sunlight and that prevents the chlorophyll from developing. They are sweeter, but it has less fiber. We have this Purple asparagus where it was planted as purple but it turns into green when cooked, and they are thicker but less spears.

They provide a lot of nutritional effects in our body that can help fight cancer because it replenishes tarnish cells. Helps cure urine problem because of its amount of amino acid. So in preparing it, just make sure that you are maintaining its nutrients.




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