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Recently popular question and answer from our Q&A Archive: Using Rock Salt In Asparagus Beds
"I was talking to a gardener friend today and she said to weed asparagus beds and then spread a layer of rock salt. I have never heard of this before but she said it was from the Connecticut Experiment Station in Connecticut. Have you ever heard of doing this?
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