Things Needed
When it add up to propagating the edible asparagus fern , be deliberate what you like for . This clingy vine with the dim fern - like leave-taking and unassailable , spiky bow is consider by many to be an encroaching weed . One established , it is difficult to see or to get rid of . Be especially deliberate when handling this flora as the main stem is covered with sharp thorns , which are technically the chief leaf of the plant . The asparagus fern is most easily propagated through its rhizomes ( roots ) . Asparagus fern grows best in USDA hardiness zones 9 through 11 although it can survive in much of zone 8 . This works does not care hoar or freezing weather .
Step 1
Find a well - give Asparagus officinales fern that you wish to divide .
Step 2
dig up a broad hole around the fern that you wish to divide with a spade . excavate down at least 5 inches all the direction around the flora and then carefully jostle the spade under the plant and lift . The wanderer - alike roots should lift up .
Step 3
Keep the roots dampish , spraying them with water from a spray bottle .
Step 4
Use your finger or prune shears to divide the solution mass into four to six clustering . If roots fall away as you are cutting do not be concerned . but keep Ralph Bunche of source together . Even broken root can take root and sprout .
Step 5
cut into holes to have the root word that are approximately 3 to 4 inches rich and extensive than the tooth root you are planting . Place the roots into the trap and hide them over with garden soil . No fertilizer is required .
Step 6
Water well just after establish . grant the grunge to get very wet and then allow it to dry out somewhat , although do not rent it dry whole . Keep the area moist but not soggy until thin dark-green sprouts begin to poke above the soil . Once the plant begins to grow cut back on watering and water ordinarily . This plant is very drought tolerant .
Tip
Asparagus fern raise in a wide compass of land and can get very well in almost pure sand or loamy clay .
Warning
This industrial plant spreads rapidly by rhizomes ( root ) and is very invasive .
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