Asparagus officinalis

Asparagus at Mount Majura (MMS)

Asparagus officinalis at Mount Majura (MMS) - 4 Apr 2024
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Asparagus officinalis 5 Apr 2024 abread111
Asparagus officinalis 5 Apr 2024 waltraud

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see https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4565097 32, fronds cut at base and dabbed but I'm not sure whether this does the trick. Anyone who sees this record and has experience how to treat please get in contact.

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Mike wrote:
   28 Apr 2024
You probably need to cut high up to remove all the fruit, but stem scraping and 1:1 glyphosate is better than treating the cut; more surface area. The poison might not get to the rhizomes when the plants are not actively growing.
One option is to removes all the berries and let the stems die down in winter, then harvest the emerging spears in spring; you could have a feed and poison the plant at the optimum time :-)
waltraud wrote:
   29 Apr 2024
thanks Mike
I cut and dabbed and bagged the fruits when I took the photos; will try stem scraping next season.

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