Hello, I have recently switched some of my older wooden raised beds to metal beds. They are deeper and will affect my perennial asparagus bed. I’m not sure if I can cover the crowns up an additional 8 to 10 inches from where they already are and have been growing for several years, or if I have to dig them all up to move them up higher in the soil. My concern is that they’re just now coming up and I don’t want to lose this year’s crop . I know some things like tomatoes can be planted several inches deeper when you are transplanting them. I was hoping with how huge asparagus plants get that they could take an extra 8 inches or so of dirt on top.
Asparagus crown depth
- Thread starter BoPeep75
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sugarapsa
Zone 7b
This might work although I would add just enough soil, an inch at a time above the emerging spears & see how high they will travel. If it doesn't work I would wait until late winter 2024 to dig out the crowns and move them higher.
Hmmm, we shall have to see how this works out. I did put some more soil down on it this past weekend. I tried to dig some out to move them higher first, but there was just no getting those crowns out. I was hacking at them so viciously I thought it would end up killing them anyway, so I thought I would give this a try first. I will keep you updated.