Moving garden

[seedcorn]

It's been in same spot before I moved here 23+ years ago. Have no idea how long it was there. I need advice on best time (or second best if best time is past) to move plants. I've got to move an established bed of asparagus, rhubarb, and assorted perennial flowers. To lose a year of asparagus will kill me but such is life.

Ready for advice. Fire away.

 

[boggybranch]

Check this link on moving the asparagus bed......

http://www.ehow.com/how_5585243_dig-up-move-asparagus-crowns.html

 

[seedcorn]

thank you for the link. Seems easier than I was afraid it would be. My bed is now 1' wide by 20' long. My new bed will be larger yet as I seperate some.

 

[digitS']

Seedcorn, I don't get away with moving things in the Fall. So, I wouldn't say that was your best time.

Seems like the most successful moment for me is just before the plants wake up in the spring.

No experience other than eating and wild harvesting asparagus, however.

Steve

 

[seedcorn]

Just made decision to move the garden, so spring is my best time. Will be a lot of work, but actually looking forward to it. Just will miss fried asparagus for b'fast........oh well. Don't want to lose rhubarb either. Love rhubarb crisp.

 

[thistlebloom]

I don't know asparagus,because I don't eat it, but my experience with rhubarb is that you can't kill it with a freight train, so moving it in early spring should be fine. Same thing with your perennial flowers, they shouldn't miss a beat.

 

[seedcorn]

thanks, ALL advice welcome. Nice project as my wife thinks my garden is TOO large for just 2 since kids are gone. In my world, garden too big doesn't exist........kind of like too much fun.

 

[reetzblak]

Garden fork, fork, shovel, fork, or mining is a garden implement a driver graip and teeth (usually four) short y. It is used for the extraction, lifting and turning the soil gardening and agriculture.

 

[wifezilla]

In my world, garden too big doesn't exist........kind of like too much fun.