Re: Weeding Asparagus

Sal (sals@rain.org)
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 07:19:52 -0700

When the asparagus dies back I throw chicken feed over my little patch and
let them scratch it clean.
check out a organic growers web page
http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Fezler <gcr@rhealiving.com>
To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu <sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 9:28 PM
Subject: Weeding Asparagus

>Hi Saneters,
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>I am looking for ways to control weeds in asparagus other than pesticides.
>Would geese or chickens work? Are there alternatives? This is a large a
>large garden patch, not a commercial enterprise. (1/8 acre). You don't
>want to know what the extension service suggested. I have rhea babies
which
>die within 1/2 mile of spraying. Not an alternative. (They are good
>weeders, too, but no doubt have a taste for asparagus.)
>
>Thanks
>
>Donna Fezler
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