Back when the herb garden was a huge vegetable garden, I had a good patch of asparagus. It wasn't the most productive (and I know it takes time) but I liked the ferny look when it bolted. I've decided to plant the inside south border of the herbs with asparagus, and alternate the outside border with vegetables and/or flowers. This year will be spuds, and I may also add some nasturtiums throughout the whole bed for color.
So, today I cleaned out what will be the asparagus bed. As with all the beds in the herb garden, it involved a lot of 'sodding' rather than weeding, which sure gets heavy. I do like the grass paths, but they tend to encroach on the herb beds throughout the season and I have to be pretty diligent about only allowing the paths to be about 22-24" wide. That allows me to run my baby electric lawnmower around the paths in two swipes.
Note to self: last year I planted spuds and sunflowers and have now read they don't do well together. I can likely confirm that as neither did well for me and I usually don't have any problems with either one. Wonder why some plants don't get along.
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