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Wed, Mar 5, 14 at 15:20
| I sowed asparagus seeds in cells on Feb 2, so far about 80% germination (Mary Washington btw). The seedlings are between 6 and 10 inches tall. BUT they are really thin -- between the thickness of thread and spaghetti. Is this normal? I know they are not going to be as thick as mature pickable asparagus, but this seems anemic to me. The are getting good sunlight, bottom heat, bottom watering with very week MG fert solution. |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Thu, Mar 6, 14 at 9:07
| Sounds about normal. When I bought my seed grown asparagus seedlings several years ago they looked sorta frail. Not that they were frail but they looked it. I'd get rid of the bottom heat. They don't need it. Rodney |
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- Posted by bmoser z6PA (b2m2@moserproduce.com) on Thu, Mar 6, 14 at 9:51
| Concentrate on the roots and not the tops. You probably need to potup to deep pots, maybe more than once, to allow roots to expand. I'd pull up one or more plants to examine the root mass to make a determination on when to potup. You'll find that there is a bit more work with asparagus than many other veg. transplants and I'm not sure I would go to all that much trouble with that variety but the choice is yours. |
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