Trimming The Bush

Not actually bushy, then again depend on how we define bush... Trimmed the Asparagus, don't ask me why.. just feel like it... well why not.

Don't know what I'm doing either, what I'm expecting is new foliage would grow from the trimmed cluster.

Its very thin, long way away from getting to pencil size edible Asparagus shoots. This is one growbed that I need to beef up to 12", should be good for this plant.

I have removed the 50% shades, may put it back up if sun back on full throttle, for now its gloomy most of the time. This time last year it was extreme heat, this year its gloomy. Ever since that Boxing day Tsunami the weather around here has change to the unexpected.

Okay, that was the bush above.

Asparagus - Update 23rd March 2011

Last Update : 4th Feb 2011
Its more than a month since my last update on Asparagus, not much been happening over the last couple of week. Its grown taller and more stalk coming out.

Its still very fragile and thin, I sown 11 altogether 7 survive and the remaining 4 didn't made it. Was busy this last few weeks, I need a total redo of my Aquaponics set up.

I protect these Asparagus from the sun by using 50% shade, before that its showing sign of heat damage and dying.

Don't know what to expect. Asparagus from what I read they have crown underground, I hope these few manage to develop crown so that I could transplant them to a better growbed once I manage to redo these.

Tiny Asparagus

Two shot of tiny Asparagus shoot

These are good sign, it shows they are growing and multiplying.

These shoot was not there when I took this photo below yesterday.

Asparagus - Update 4th Feb 2011

Last Update : 15th Jan 2011

Asparagus growing and I'm monitoring it closely since it looks very fragile.

The heat and sunshine over here make it difficult to grow asparagus. There are sign of heat damage on the leaves and I need to protect these plants from the heat.

I erected a temporary shade to reduce sun by 50 percent and hopefully this will help once the plants fully grown will see whether its still necessary.

Another item on the list is those growbeds I will have to add more pebbles and to do this I will have to replace all the wooden beam supporting it with a steel ones, otherwise it will not hold. Most of the wooden beam needs replacing anyway.


Update : 23rd March 2011

Asparagus Update - 15th Jan 2011

Its growing, but I don't know whether its doing well or not since I never done this before.

Its very fragile and flimsy, new shoots growing from initial one and I may need to add gravel to make growbed higher.

Some of the shoots are whitish in colour, could be due to over sun. I'll try to provide shade since now most of Cherry Tomatoes plants are no more in the growbed. Water PH may also need to be check, it maybe high and and lacking Iron, probably time for Guinness again.

Its going to be a very long trial, those wooden beam under this growbed may not last that long. This need to be look at before its too late.

Above, Chilli and Kaffir Lime temporarily occupying this growbed. This chilli plant is showing yellowish leaves too.. so I need to check water PH so that Iron can be absorbed by the plants easier.


Update : 4th Feb 2011

Asparagus Update - 11th Dec 2010

Transplant most of the Asparagus to growbed after the first survived 4th Dec ordeal. Left a few in nursery gravel bed and I'll wait and see what happen.

Easy does it during transplant..  "Handle like eggs". What's left below.

Please God let it grow.... Amin... :)

Asparagus Update - 4th Dec 2010

After 20 days from sowing this is the size of Asparagus. It was sown on 14th Nov and now roughly 5 inches tall.

I picked one as the guinea pig and transplant into growbed.

Very carefully I need to remove the seedling and replant it into the growbed. Its hardly 1mm in size the stem.

Let just see what happen, never done this before :)

Asparagus Update - 1st Dec 2010

More germinate, not sure what to do now. Got to do some reading, how to handle it.

Any suggestion are welcome.

Asparagus Update

Asparagus has germinated, this photo below is after about 5 days
Initial sowing : Here

I can see about 5 seedling and more should be coming.

Above close up of Asparagus seedling. This batch I will dedicate one growbed for them. It will take sometime for these to mature and start producing.


Asparagus is something totally new to me, I don't know what to expect. We'll see what happen, whether its growable in my Aquaponics set.

Asparagus

Get hold of few Asparagus seeds in October and I am trying out this veg see whether its do able in Aquaponics.
Asparagus update 29th Nov : Here

It the Mary Washington variety, this type recommended and can be grown here in sunny Equatorial region.

I use a smaller grow tray within my black growbed, to ensure those seeds did not get suck down into the deeper part.

I only sow few seeds about 20 and see how it goes, don't know what to expect. It will takes some time for Asparagus to germinate and may takes as long as three years for it to produce.


Due to long period, this plant may not be suitable for Aquaponics.


This is the link for Asparagus planting in Malaysia (its in Malay) by the Perak State Agriculture Department in Manjung.