Asparagus

Spent the day today finally planting the Asparagus crowns which have been sitting under the table for a couple of weeks. I ended up planting 18 crowns on 3 rows ina 2m by 2m bed. Just to make sure I had completely eliminated all traces of the weed forest which previously inhabited the plot I dug out the whole bed to 2 spade depths, sieved the whole lot and then added 50kg of sharp sand to aid drainage. The whole lot was then put back on the bed and the 3 rows planted and watered in. The stalks had already started to grow in the box so they will be left to grow and flower for this year before I hopefully get a few spears next season. In the meanime i'm off to the local Asparagus farm to get some for my tea.