These are asparagus plants. The tall ones are about 7'. The small ones were planted in early spring of this year. They say it takes 3 years to grow to maturity, but with this sawdust/horse bedding material that I use, they grow to 7' the first year. This is mid July and we've had drought for a month. Yet if we get enough rain, I wouldn't be surprised to see these new plants reach 7'. At this height, they will produce a full crop of asparagus in the spring.
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Jerry. Do all asparagus plants grow like this (they look like trees in a forest). I planted some recently in my garden, but if they grow like this I need to find another place for them.
Thanks Craig
This is early morning and they are coated with mist. We took the pictures at this time so they would stand out, as the leaves are so fine that you wouldn't be able to see them in the picture. They do grow this tall, after harvesting the spears. They must do this in order to have spears for next year.
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