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    Garden NOTES

    Jun 17, 2019 3 minutes
    TEXT MARIANNE ALEXANDER AND DIANE PEACOCK

    GREEN FINGERS

    Plant Hadeco’s new fast-growing asparagus in July and the first crop should be ready to harvest in early October. A hardy perennial, asparagus needs at least eight hours of sun, but tolerates shade for part of the day. Place the crowns a few cm deep and 20–40cm apart in well-composted soil. Harvest shoots larger than 1–2cm in diameter and leave the rest for harvesting next year. hadeco.co.za

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    Compact and heat-tolerant, it quickly fills out forming a cushion of large white, pink or

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