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Asparagus

... Asparagus long as the clumps are being cut, so long do they continue throwing up fresh shoots. Overcropping one season may lead to a poor crop the next. Cropping had better cease after two or three cuttings, so that the crowns would hold the food out ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1948
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 832 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS

... ASPARAGUS CABBAGE hereby certify that I have u of Greet Pew. under the cusilltiaes of tbei particular I•ouyoo. trine Nano and Address of Grocer Fruitrrer. UIUTEIN RLOCL LETTERS. k2OOTo RETA I LERS Who siZy ., =e n iw4ozni with Ist, kI 00 ; 2nd, Q2O ; ...

Published: Friday 11 March 1927
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 66 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS

... best, is that adopted by most of the extensive Asparagus farmers. viz., to plant in single rows at 2 feet and a half or 3 feet distant, and the plants 9 inches apart in the line. Planting Asparagus.---Asparagus is planted. when one year old, from seed, if ...

Asparagus

... Asparagus. Asparagus is not sufficiently grown amongst cottagers and allotment-holders; it is a most uelicious vegetable, and a well. established bed will last for ageneration i Seed procured and sown now n drills ow foot apart will produce good plants ...

ASPARAGUS

... ASPARAGUS The yellowing of asparagus foliage ang stems is an indication that the growth has ceased for the year. The first tunity should be taken, therefore, to down the stems and clear the beds ang surrounding paths of weeds and refuse, While proceeding ...

Published: Saturday 23 October 1937
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS

... ASPARAGUS. •---- - - Asparagus is a plant found gro- •, %% Ihl on or near the sandy sea shore, attire it produces under natural conditions a ss iry growth of little use for edible purposes. In gardens Asparagus is cultivated with great success in deep ...

ASPARAGUS

... ASPARAGUS. The production of an abundant supply of Aaparagus when other vegetables are scarce. and before it haa begun to send up 1 its beads in the open beds, bar of late become one of the necessities of every wellordered g arden. It is a thing very ...

ASPARAGUS

... ASPARAGUS New beds are planted now, the width of the bed being three to five teei, according to the number of rows. Two rows of plants will need a bed three feet wide. If the ground is on the heavy side, it is belter to raise the beds four inches. This ...

Published: Saturday 03 April 1948
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS

... time to build themselves up for the next season. The time to plant asparagus beds is in March and April and not now as this article might lead some to think. My object in discussing asparagus at present is to advise growers their plants as to start stimulating ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1937
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 216 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS

... ASPARAGUS is luxury vegetable for war-1 time I suppose, but it could be grown in a comer of the garden close trees which is unsuitable for other green crops. April is considered to the best month to prepare and plant asparagus beds. It the ground is inclined ...

Published: Saturday 19 April 1941
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 238 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS

... ASPARAGUS Asparagus suitable allotment crop. a snab, though, refusing to flourish along with common weeds, forgetting its origin on the sea-cosat.. Otherwise, thi* crop need not remain a luxury of the v.eli-to-do The beds of our forefathers were fearfully ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1926
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1208 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WHY NOT ASPARAGUS?

... WHY NOT ASPARAGUS? Few amateurs attempt the cultivation of asparagus, probably because they believe its management to be beyond their ~kill. Like many other things, however, it eeems less difficult once you have made a start. Now is an excellent time ...

Published: Thursday 05 May 1927
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 225 | Page: 2 | Tags: none