Overview of the Red Chile Breeding Program at NMSU

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Asparagus Culture



  • Start from crowns

    • 12 - 18 inches apart



  • Don’t harvest 1st year

  • Stop harvesting

    • spears are less than diameter of a pencil



  • Allow ferns to develop to feed the plants

  • Fertilize ferns with N

    • remove during winter to top dress with manure




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