{"id":1724,"date":"2018-03-12T18:54:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T22:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg2.bluekeylabs.com\/wordpress\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:46:01","slug":"asparagus-the-king-of-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/asparagus-the-king-of-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grow Asparagus at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"414\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">What <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vegetable <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">low <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">calories, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">high <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fiber, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">rich <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vitamins, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">minerals, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">antioxidants, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">has <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">been <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">loved <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">everyone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">George <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Washington <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Nefertiti? <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Asparagus, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">course!<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"833\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">This <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tasty <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">spring <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">crop <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">has <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">royal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">history. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Nefertiti <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the \u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Food <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Gods,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">King <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Louis <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">XIV <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">dubbed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the \u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">King <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Vegetables,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Roman <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Emperor <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Augustus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">had <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">entire <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fleet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ships <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">dedicated <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fetching <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Even <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Thomas <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jefferson <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grew <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">at <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Monticello <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">marinated <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">oil, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">wine <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vinegar, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">capers, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">herbs. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">George <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Washington\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">favorite <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">prep? <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ragout <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">onions, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">endive, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lettuce.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"864\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Fun <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Facts <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">About <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Asparagus<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"924\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">gets <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">its <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">name <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Greek <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">word <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for \u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sprout.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"989\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">been <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">honored <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">festivals <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">both <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Michigan <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Germany.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1036\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">There\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">even <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">museum <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bavaria!<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1179\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">White <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">isn&#8217;t <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">separate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">variety\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grown <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">underground <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">under <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mounded <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">prevent <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sunlight, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">giving <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">more <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">delicate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flavor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1239\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Most <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">world\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">commercial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">comes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Peru.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1326\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Why Is Asparagus<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">So <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Good <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">You?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1326\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nutritional <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">powerhouse. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">packed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1371\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Vitamins <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">K, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">E, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B1, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B2, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">folic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">acid<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1414\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Selenium <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">anthocyanins (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">antioxidants)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1527\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Glutathione, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">helps <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">break <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">down <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">free <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">radicals<\/span><br data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1469\" \/><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">And <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">goodness <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">comes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">just <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">32 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">calories <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">per <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cup.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1732\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Because <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">doesn\u2019t <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">have <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tough <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">outer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">coating, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">starts <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lose <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">quality <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soon <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">after <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">harvest. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">To <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">keep <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fresh, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stand <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stems <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inch <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">water <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fridge\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nothing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">beats <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">growing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">own.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1768\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">How <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Grow <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Own <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Asparagus<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1892\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">hardy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">perennial, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">means <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">planting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">keep <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">producing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">up <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">20 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Here\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">how <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">get <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">started:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"2021\"><strong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1923\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Choose <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Right <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Spot:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Full <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sun <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">well-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">drained <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">must. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Pick <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">location <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">where <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grow <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">undisturbed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2155\"><strong data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2043\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Prep <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Soil:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Amend <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">compost <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">composted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cow <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">manure. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Test <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">pH (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">asparagus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">prefers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">neutral <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">adjust <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">if <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2273\"><strong data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2172\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Planting:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Loosen <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">12&#8243; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">deep. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">crowns <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">two <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inches <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">below <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">surface, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">spaced <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">about <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">two <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">feet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">apart.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2368\"><strong data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2286\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Care:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Keep <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mulched <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">weed-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">free <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">reduce <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">competition <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nutrients <\/span><span 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