Growing Asparagus in South Carolina - Gardening - easy farming method

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Key insights about video Growing Asparagus in South Carolina - Gardening - easy farming method

🔑 The speaker is planting broccoli and cabbage close together.

🔑 They are now going to start planting asparagus.

🔑 They have already dug out two trenches and added some grass compost.

🔑 They will add fertilizer and more grass compost before planting the asparagus crowns.

🔑 They form mounds and lay the crowns on top to spread the roots out.

🔑 They have added compost and a sprinkle of lime to everything.

🔑 The asparagus is growing well in the middle of July.

Timestamped Summary

00:09 The video shows two trenches that have been dug out and the dirt in between has been broken up for planting asparagus.

00:20 Grass compost is being added along with some fertilizer to the clay dirt before planting the asparagus.

01:10 The video shows one asparagus plant that has already been buried with the top of the crown and roots going in.

01:25 The process of spreading the roots out and backfilling with compost is shown.

01:51 It is mentioned that the asparagus is being planted about two inches under the ground.

01:59 The video shows all 40 asparagus plants laid out and mounded up before being backfilled.

02:28 The video shows the asparagus plants in the middle or almost end of July, and it appears that they are growing well.

02:49 Builder sand and crushed coral are being added around the asparagus plants to keep the soil alkaline and the mulch away.

03:08 The use of sand and crushed coral is mentioned as an experiment to mimic the natural habitat of asparagus found next to the ocean.

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What are they planting?

Asparagus.

How many plants did they get?

They got 40 plants.

What did they add to the soil before planting?

They added grass compost and fertilizer.

How do they plant the asparagus crowns?

They form a mound, spread the roots on top of the mound, and backfill it.

What did they add to the soil around the asparagus?

They added builder sand and crushed coral to keep the soil alkaline.

Growing Asparagus in South Carolina - Gardening - easy farming method

Key insights about video Growing Asparagus in South Carolina - Gardening - easy farming method

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What are they planting?

How many plants did they get?

What did they add to the soil before planting?

How do they plant the asparagus crowns?

What did they add to the soil around the asparagus?