One of the first things I planted when moving here was asparagus. A few tiny plants tried to succeed for a few years, but ultimately were cut back to make room for other plants. It is finally time to make a new asparagus patch. I am going to be re organizing the layout of my garden this year and now is the time to add in a few more permanent plants.
I have been reading up on co planting asparagus with strawberries. I need to relocate my strawberries to the big garden to help protect them from hungry neighbors like the groundhogs, birds and rabbits. So this is the perfect time to add these guys to the layout.
A few reasons these plants work well together are because the asparagus roots run fairly deep while the strawberry roots will remain relatively shallow. Occupying different sections of the soil. New strawberry runners can be trained to the opposite side of the asparagus as they appear. This will result in a long relationship between these two plants and your garden.
First you need to dig a trench about a foot deep and up to a foot wide.
You can add some decomposed horse manure or good compost to the bottom of the trench, then add in a little bit of the dirt.
You will want to space the crowns about 12-18 inches apart. Really spread out the roots.
Cover with about 2 inches of dirt until they start to grow. Be sure to water well into the plants are established and starting to grow. Then you can let mother nature take over. Water as needed if too dry. You will want to cover with about 2 more inches of dirt and repeat until you're back to level ground. As the asparagus grows, so does your soil level.
I placed my strawberry plants about 15 inches from my asparagus crown. The strawberry plants are between 12-15 inches apart.
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