Around a month after planting the Asparagus broke through the surface. Since then they have leafed out and gathering as much sunlight as possible. Over the next year or two ill just let them grow to build up energy. And eventually get to eat them.
| Lumix GH3 | |
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| Olympus MSC ED M. 60mm Macro lens | |
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| North Georgia USA. |
These plants are very small, and hard to see if you are not right next to them. The growth are like little pine needles on the stems, and tend to bend over when too tall. Hoping as they grow bigger that issue will resolve itself.
Im using string and some sticks to give them guide wires to rest on so they are not touching the ground as they arch over from being too tall without enough stem density.
Most of them took, maybe a 1/4 of them did not break above the surface but most of them did. Maybe I was not giving them enough water in the beginning. But now I am watering them every other day, unless the rain does it for me.
Over time they may not need me to water them, but they are only a year old right now so its too early just to leave them to nature.
I do find pests on them, like slugs and caterpillars. I knock them off and if they become an issue I spray the plant with neem oil.
Its funny to see such a tiny plant, through looking online they can get taller than me when mature. So i guess ill just enjoy their smallness as it lasts.
A super close up of the leaves, they really look like miniature pine needles. They also form flowers, which are even smaller than the little leaves on the Asparagus plant. They are not in these pictures, ill try to capture some images next time they bloom.
Not sure what those black spots are, maybe signs of stress before they got enough water. Ill keep an eye on them and see if the color changes on new stems.
Looking forward to a few years from now when I can harvest and eat them, but for right now ill let them grow as big as possible so give them the best chance of survival. Ill just have to keep watering them and checking them for pests for the moment. Hoping every year they will get bigger and more stable as they grow taller.
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