http://www.1stoporganicgardening.com/blog/210/organically-grown-artichoke/ Grow your own Organic Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit! Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:52:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.1stoporganicgardening.com/blog/210/organically-grown-artichoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Julie Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:01:15 +0000 http://www.1stoporganicgardening.com/blog/2009/02/08/organically-grown-artichoke/#comment-1466 Hi Brian, in South Australia asparagus plants are really easy to get as crowns in August - the month before spring. You can sometimes get small potted asparagus plants year round, but the crowns are more sturdy - so look for them in August. Have a plot ready for them to be planted in, rich with rotted manure and other organic matter, as they'll stay in the same position for as long as they live (about 15 - 20 years, depending on conditions). You don't harvest the same season you plant the crowns. You want them to establish in their position and gain some strenght, so just allow the fronds to grow long and dry at the end of summer. In their second year you can very lightly harvest and in third and subsequent years you can harvest as much as you want. warm regards, Julie Hi Brian,
in South Australia asparagus plants are really easy to get as crowns in August – the month before spring. You can sometimes get small potted asparagus plants year round, but the crowns are more sturdy – so look for them in August. Have a plot ready for them to be planted in, rich with rotted manure and other organic matter, as they’ll stay in the same position for as long as they live (about 15 – 20 years, depending on conditions).
You don’t harvest the same season you plant the crowns. You want them to establish in their position and gain some strenght, so just allow the fronds to grow long and dry at the end of summer. In their second year you can very lightly harvest and in third and subsequent years you can harvest as much as you want.
warm regards,
Julie

]]> http://www.1stoporganicgardening.com/blog/210/organically-grown-artichoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1465 Brian Mardon Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:21:46 +0000 http://www.1stoporganicgardening.com/blog/2009/02/08/organically-grown-artichoke/#comment-1465 Julie, I would like to grow asparagus, are the plants easy to obtain? and how long do they take to grow before you can harvest? Regards Brian Julie, I would like to grow asparagus, are the plants easy to obtain? and how long do they take to grow before you can harvest?
Regards
Brian

]]>