Salt on Asparagus

BIG RUH · Mar 11, 2014

Is it OK to put salt on the asparagus now, or should I wait?

Dave H (MI) · Mar 11, 2014

Hollandaise is better.

IaGary · Mar 11, 2014

I like just a little butter myself.

old · Mar 11, 2014

Been wondering the same thing. I know Asparagus is a brakiest (sp) water type plant that likes a bit of salt but not sure when one should give it salt

gene bender · Mar 11, 2014

It was common to put salt on the plants in early spring. Look up growing the crop and theres lots of tips.

FLOLDFORD · Mar 11, 2014

Grilled with a little olive oil is pretty good!

fixerupper · Mar 11, 2014

Don't know exactly where you live but here in Northwest Iowa it might be best to wait a few weeks. Won't do any good till the grass and weeds start growing anyway. The early spring rains might dilute it before it's needed. Just my .02. Jim

Mike (WA) · Mar 11, 2014

Sautéed in red wine with mushrooms, onions and garlic, you really don't need any salt. But suit yourself- you may need to the salt to keep your blood pressure up to a respectable level. Me, not so much. . .

RodinNS · Mar 11, 2014

I guess it depends on how badly you want to do away with the asparagus...

Rod

Russ from MN · Mar 11, 2014

Last spring my wife put salt on the asparagus, the deer must of smelled the salt. They licked up all the salt and ate all the asparagus, now we have cages around it!

TGIN · Mar 11, 2014

We put it on after it has warmed up good just before the weeds start .

Dean · Mar 11, 2014

Deer eat all of my asparagus even without adding salt.

Dean

oldtanker · Mar 11, 2014

(quoted from post at 18:28:32 03/11/14) Deer eat all of my asparagus even without adding salt.

Dean

Lucky you!

As far as what to put up it when it raises it's ugly self, Roundup!

Rick

casenut1 · Mar 11, 2014

The wife likes vinegar on hers.

BIG RUH · Mar 11, 2014

Thanks for the replies. FIL use to put salt on his and never killed it. I don't like asparagus, it's for the wife otherwise I in the same mind as oldtanker using round up.

Alan K · Mar 11, 2014

That reminds me of a song from the Benny Hill show... They were singing "you put manure on your turnips?....we put cream on ours"..lol. Boy I miss that show.

Bret4207 · Mar 12, 2014

You just have to remember that the salt isn't FOR the Asparagus, it's to keep the weeds down. Some plants are salt tolerant, but no plant "eats" salt that I can think of.

rustyfarmall · Mar 12, 2014

(quoted from post at 12:10:08 03/11/14) Is it OK to put salt on the asparagus now, or should I wait?

We've been using the salt trick for 2 or 3 years now. It DOES keep the weeds and grass out, and the asparagus seems to LIKE it as well. A healthy dose of fertilizer is also very beneficial. We use 10-20-20 because that is what's available at the farm store. We finally got our small patch to produce MORE than we can eat in just one meal.

As to when to apply the salt? Depends on where you live I guess. Nothing has even started growing here, so not much point in doing it yet. On the other hand, what would it hurt?

GordoSD · Mar 13, 2014

Asparagus is one of only perennial veggies. What is the other one?

Bob · Mar 13, 2014

Looks like there"s actually a few in "temperate" climates, and a couple more in WARM places...
Returning vegetables...

Bret4207 · Mar 14, 2014

(quoted from post at 10:34:22 03/13/14) Asparagus is one of only perennial veggies. What is the other one?

Rhubarb. And horseradish, but some don't consider that a veggie.

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