How To Grow Asparagus At Home: Step By Step. Today’s video is all about growing your own asparagus at home.

What you are going to need
First and foremost, you are going to need asparagus seeds or one year old asparagus crowns. The crowns are almost always the better option because they save you at least one year of waiting. Depending on the soils around you, you also may need to get a bit of soil and compost, enough for as much asparagus as you need to grow. For your tools, you will need a small garden hoe, a water hose or watering can, depending on how much space you will be using.

Step 1: Identifying a suitable location
Asparagus is a plant that ideally grows and stays productive for anything between 15 to 30 years, and you, therefore, need to pick a spot where you will be comfortable having the plants grow at least a decade.
Also, they do pretty well in loose fertile soils, preferably loamy soil. Your patch needs to fit the criteria, but if you do not have the above, you can source a bit of soil and mix it with compost for a suitable planting environment.
Finally, be certain to pick a spot that enjoys a good deal of sunlight. Asparagus can do well in moderately shady areas, but it does exceptionally well when planted in regions that experience at least 8 hours of sunlight in a day.

Step 2: Prep the ground
To get the ground ready for planting, begin by getting rid of weeds, twigs, stones and other forms of debris. You want your asparagus seeds and crowns to grow with minimal disturbance. This is a step that could easily take more than a year, especially if your chosen patch has been home to stubborn weeds and grasses. Asparagus is a plant that has very little tolerance to weeds, and it will not thrive where there is competition.

• Planting asparagus seeds
To plant the seeds, you will need to make a flat seed bed. Before planting them, soak the seeds in water for 3 to 6 hours. Proceed to plant them, one at a time, at a depth of half an inch deep into the soil. They will be ready for transplanting in 10 to 12 weeks.
Once ready for transplanting, prep the patch where you intend to plant them as directed above. Then make rows that are 3 to 6 inches apart from each other, and make sure to plant each individual asparagus at least 18 inches apart from the previous one.
To keep the transplanted seedlings moist, cover the crowns with loose soil and make sure they get at least an inch of water every week. Have in mind that planting seeds will mean having to wait about 3 years for your first harvest.
• Planting asparagus crowns
For home propagation, asparagus crowns are by far the best mode of propagation to use. It takes at least one year off waiting for the first harvest.
When you have made sure that the patch of land is free of weeds, grasses, stones, pests and debris, proceed to make a trench that is 6 to 8 inches deep and 12 to 18 inches wide. Before planting the asparagus crowns, soak them in lukewarm water, then plant them at least 18 inches from one another, measuring from root tip to tip.

Step 3: Gradually cover your crowns
This practice is largely meant for people who use asparagus crowns. Begin by burying the crowns 2 inches deep with loose soil, then water them liberally. When the spears grow another 3 inches, cover them once again with loose soil and water them again.
Repeat this pattern until the trench is completely covered with soil. Then mound the soil gently around the spears to keep water from pooling around them.

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