Vegetable Problems
Home garden asparagus can be damaged by the asparagus mallet in some areas . If you follow insect feed on Asparagus officinales , contact your local county Extension federal agent for identification and ascendancy passport .
Diseases
Asparagus is troubled by some diseases . If industrial plant have rust - colour place on the stems or branches , ask your county Extension agent what to expend .
Harvesting
Harvestvegetableasparagus spear up from give beds for about 8 weeks . Do not harvest too presently from unexampled planting . harvesting spears when they are 4 to 10 inches long . To keep spears from becoming fibrous , harvest home at least every other day . The sinewy condition is induce by overmaturity or inadequate fertility . spear with generally forge heads are overmature . Cut Asparagus officinales spear 1 to 2 inch below the territory layer . At least one - half of the distance of the spear should be above the ground . Never rationalize the spear within 2 inches of the crown to avoid damage to the developed buds . Never cut Asparagus officinales lance above the reason and allow stubs to continue . Discontinue harvest when spear diam becomes less than 3/8 of an inch . Some gardeners prefer white or blanch edible asparagus . This is get by shading the spears with hummock of soil or mulch to exclude light .
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Canning
Pack whole spears , summit up , tightly into clean , blistering jars . plurality hack pieces as tightly as possible without break down them . will 1/2 in headroom . Add salinity . Cover with boiling weewee , leave 1/2 headroom . procedure in a pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure ( 240 F)Pints -25 minutesQuarts – 30 minutes .
Freezing
pale for 2 - 4 minute depending on the thickness of the stem . Cool right away in cold water . Drain … ring into containers , leaving no headroom .
Storage
Asparaguscannot be stored , but it is an splendid canning craw .
Special Thanks toJerry Parsons and Sam Cotner , Extension Horticulturists Texas Agricultural Extension ServiceEducational program conducted by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service serve people of all ages , disregarding of socioeconomic level , wash , color , sex , organized religion , handicap or internal origin . Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics , Acts of Congress of May 8 , 1914 , as amended , and June 30 , 1914 , in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture . Zerle L. Carpenter , Director , Texas Agricultural Extension Service , The Texas A&M University System . Hypertext markup and graphic colorization by Tammy Kohlleppel and Dan Lineberger . http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/easygardening/asparagus/garden-themes/vegetable-garden/the-vegetable-guide-asparagus/
