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After nearly four years of gardening, we’ve finally decided to plant some asparagus and strawberries! But as usual, we’ve also decided to skip the fertilizer, compost, and manure. We also decided to flip the sod, rather than using a tiller.
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Spring Prep in our “No-Work” Garden, and an EASIER way to Spread Mulch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJtNJqKM34
Preparing our Hugelkultur Garden for Winter: Chop and Drop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VIpTac1NiA
The Ruth Stout Method of Permaculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi-n0Oq38E
337 lbs of Potatoes! NO digging, NO watering, and VERY LITTLE work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlratwBT5OI
Planting Potatoes in a Ruth Stout Permaculture Garden (QUICK and EASY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dexx9kKVWeo
Results from our NO DIG and NO WATER potato experiment (Ruth Stout Method)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0Q2YlQOUU
Companion Planting Carrots, Radishes and Onions in a Ruth Stout (HAY-ONLY) Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMkn5b0jHhE
Results and Lessons Learned from our Carrot, Onion, and Radish Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO2tNfgW8Ug
Plant Hardiness Zone, Rainfall, and Other Important Information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrAJbE0ZTA8
Winter Ruth Stout Permaculture Update and HAY vs STRAW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-A1gNNjen0
curious how has both progressed this year?
Planted some last year, so this year I will be doing the first cuttings
MAN, Your Soil looks great!
Homegrown asparagus is the best. I eat them all raw. This was my 3rd year and I got quite a nice harvest with plenty left to grow. It is the no 1 vegetable I have ever grown.
Super helpful thank you
So, my question is, if y'all have Asparagus and strawberries growing on your property why wouldn't you just transplant them into your garden? Wouldn't this not only save you money but also give you a faster harvest? We had a friend that was moving and she allowed us to take her asparagus and we only had to wait a year for our first harvest. I was just wondering.
Do seeds come from the asparagus when they fan oout . About how many acres do you`ll have of the free stuff (what a treat) somebody a ready has been planting years ago Maybe the Man from Upstairs.
You don't need to justify your decision for flipping the sod, but I am glad you did
I bought the previous seasons asparagus shoots on discount they sprouted right away.
You basically tilled might as well of amended soil
Hey! Thank you for the great video! I'm now starting my own permaculture garden in my newly rented house. Your video helped me a lot! Since this was posted 2 years ago, any chance you might want to brief me on the outcome?
Very true you need to start today instead of regretting later why didn’t I do it. We have done same with cassavas which can take 3-4 years to be ready and enjoyed our first harvest last year and every year since with succession planting. We have to make most of every moment.
I wouldn't plant anything on the East side from Asparagus. Asparagus ferns creates too much shade.
Asparagus requires a higher pH (alkaline) soil, whereas, strawberries require a lower ph (acidic) soil like blueberries do. So how can these be companion plants?
The time, energy and talent you devote to visuals, as well as thorough explanations, is greatly appreciated.
The typical format of talking in front a camera simply isn't helpful to novices like myself.
Since you used hay instead of straw for mulch how do you keep all the weeds seeds out? I’ve tried using hay and it just seems impossible to keep up with all the weeds in it. Do you have a secret?
Incredible videos!
Wild asparagus… how wild!
I just decided to terrace my hillside and plant strawberries and asparagus… this video has just helped cement that decision
Update on your strawberry/ asparagus bed?
I uprooted my first year asparagus and forgot to plant it properly in my new garden. I left it exposed on the ground during winter and had inadvertently covered it with mulch/soil in the new bed. It came up on its own this spring to my surprise. I couldn’t even remember where I left it and thought it will just decompose. So there’s random asparagus in my new plot now and I didn’t even try hard to plant it, LOL.
I dug up a male and two female asparagus plants I found in the wild and planted them in the fall 2 years ago. I have had asparagus every spring since.
I tried this in 1of my Hügelkultur bed last year, after I built them. Not 1 single plant took. Seriously didn't get anything. I replanted the asparagus crowns this spring, I got 1 plant that got an inch tall then died. I added a whole new section to my garden this year and build a new bed that's compost then top soil and compost mixed. I have tomatoes in it now but will be planning asparagus seeds in it next year. Hopefully they will take there. P.S. I did a quarter of my fence last year and a quarter of it so far this year, your not the only one procrastinating.
In my 8th year of strawberries and asparagus companionship in a raised bed under black weed barrier. Phenomenal asparagus harvest every year with only 5 plants and a ton of strawberries too. Since the barrier keeps the strawberries from re-rooting to an extent, I have relocated many of the offshoots (daughters) around my blueberry bushes in a retaining wall, in pots, and in the neighbors yards as well. The only problem we have here in RI are the chipmunks eating the strawberries. I don't mind sharing a few, but they never really seem to finish one. They take a few bites and grab another. Gluttonous! So I (shhh!) relocate them to a nearby park, just a mile or so away. If they ever make it back, I guess they deserve a few berries. Would definitely do this again.
Well it’s been 2 years, how’s the asparagus?
I have asparagus and I planted it in hard soil I dug them up after a year and put the in a huge pot but only 10inches deep. It's the sweetest iv ever eaten. Next year I'll put it back in the ground. I just want to know what grows good with it.
How are they doing?
What an educational and yet very funny video to watch. Thank you.