What's Up For This Weekend

Gardening paradise for this weekend should be the priority. I will be out and about looking for more asparagus crowns and would love to know what your favorite is??

Here are resources for the crowns

1. Jersey Asparagus Farms, Inc.
   R.D. 5, Box 372
   Newfield, NJ 08344
   (609) 358-2548
2. Nourse Farms, Inc.
   Box 485 RFD
   South Deerfield, MA 01373
   (413) 665-2658
3. Daisy Farms
   91098-60th St.
   Decatur, MI 49045
   (616) 782-7131
4. Krohne Plant Farms
   Rt.6, Box 586
   Dowagiac, MI 49047
   (616) 424-3450

Furthermore Ohio State recommends:
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Select the new all-male hybrid asparagus varieties such as Jersey Giant, Jersey Prince, and Jersey Knight. These varieties produce spears only on male plants. Seeds produced on female plants fall to the ground and become a seedling weed problem in the garden. Female plants also have to expend more energy to produce the seeds that decreases the yields of asparagus spears on female plants. The all-male hybrids out-yield the old Mary Washington varieties by 3 to 1.

I certainly did not know all of this and have found this helpful. I will also transplant lettuce and onions and plant Swiss chard seeds. Plus, I will have to get some exercise weeding.

On Sunday we hope to go  to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens to take pictures of the 100,000 tulips that have popped up. It is a spectacular show.

Have a happy weekend gardening!