How to plant asparagus seeds

1. Seed collection

Every autumn, from September to October, Asparagus bears fruits, which gradually turn from green to red. This is a sign that the fruit is ripe and you can start collecting seeds. Put the picked fruits together and wait for fermentation. Choose those with large grains, full body and vitality as seeds. If you can tell whether the mother is healthy, it is better to choose one with vigorous growth.

2. Sowing time

Asparagus seeds can be sown in spring and autumn, and each has its own advantages. The seeds are sown in autumn from September to October, and the probability of germination is relatively high, but the time is relatively long, and a certain amount of patience is required to manage and cultivate them. If you want to shorten the time and facilitate management, you can choose to sow in spring. This way, you don’t have to worry about the wintering of the seedlings, which saves a lot of trouble.

3. Sowing Method

1. Choose soil with good drainage and air permeability, level it before sowing, remove large rocks, weeds and other impurities, and sterilize it.

2. Make horizontal furrows 7 cm deep at a distance of about 22 cm for sowing. The seed depth is 6 cm, and the adjacent seed pits can be spaced 2 to 3 cm apart. If you are not sure about the amount of seeds to use, you can consider it based on 20 kilograms per mu.

3. After planting the seeds, spray water, cover with base fertilizer or wood ash, and then cover with finer soil until it is level with the ditch surface. Finally, cover the top with a straw mat to reduce water and temperature loss.

4. Keep the temperature at around 18 degrees, observe the dryness and wetness of the soil, and add water in time. In about 20 days, seedlings will grow into small ones. Once the seedlings are visible to the naked eye, remove the straw mats and carry out later management.

4. Post-maintenance

1. After the seedlings come out, they need to be shaded. You can use a shade net or build a shed, or you can plant other tall crops. At this time, you still need to keep the soil moist.

2. When the seedlings grow to 3 cm, weeds in the field need to be removed and fertilizers need to be added. The soil needs to be loosened in autumn. If you don’t know what fertilizer to use, just use farmyard manure.