PSA: asparagus, garlic, plum curculio

[ersatz_read]

This afternoon, after the most recent round of ephemeral snow melted away, I went out and dug a whole tub of baby garlic out of the asparagus bed

Comments

[rhysande]

I'm always happy to learn new things, as I did today, and refresh the memory of things learned in the past. You've saved me from also planting garlic and asparagus together, thank you very, very much! I found some garlic in my kitchen that was sprouting and too far gone to be worth saving this winter and planted it, because why not? I didn't think it'd make it, but it's doing quite well. It's right next to where I was planning to plant asparagus this spring. Now I'm planning on moving the garlic to the base of my peach tree before I start my asparagus.

[ersatz_read]

"It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others." Glad to help. Have fun planting asparagus!

[cadobhik39]

Hmm. Not heard about the stunting effect of garlic. It is tempting to use the borders of the asparagus bed for a catch-crop. Alas, in my garden I have grown leeks and garlic just about everywhere for years and they developed the dreaded rust and neck rot. This stays in the soil for years so I cannot grown them now. I tried garlic in large pots, very well draining soil, all the precautions and help I could think to give . . . but they got neck rot. Shop garlic is never the same as fresh.