Jungle Asparagus!

Last update: 9.03.10 First posted: 9.03.10 by Nick in

The Acorn Team have been hacking thier way thru the jungle between Ferney Lee old folks home and the railway,opening up the land.

land at back of olde folks

The slope up to the flat is steep so today the team built this stairway.

stairs at olde folks
Well done John and Jack!
We got another 40 tons of council compost today,so more bed filling, Heres john Stewart planting our newly grafted apple trees. Yes we know John, compost in that one!
go grow!

and that nick planting asparagus, a whole bed full of purple and green.
Try planting that hat nick!

asparagus trench

Asparagus needs a weed free rich deep soil, so our compost filled beds are perfect. The crowns ,like a vegitably octopus, are planted in a 10” deep trench with a ridge hoed down the middle.

asparagus trench

We have some spare asparagus crowns, contact nick if you want them.

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