“As for the peas, can I start them in seed starting trays and transplant them?”
Yes - but they HATE being transplanted, so if you have enough TP rolls stashed, cut those in half and use them as your ‘starting pots’ and then deeply plant the whole thing, leaving no tiny bit of the TP Roll above the soil - it will wick away moister from the roots. (That’s the only draw-back to using that method for peas.)
If not, make sure they are in deep cells or containers so the roots have VERY LITTLE disturbance when planting out.
“I am SURE I planted allegedly male only from Gurney’s...”
I don’t know HOW that company stays in business! They are absolutely the WORST I’ve ever seen - and with 18+ years of Garden Center/Catalog/Seed experience under my belt - that is saying a LOT!
Buy your Asparagus crowns from Jung’s this coming Spring. Seriously. Not just saying this to pad my retirement, LOL! Our products always were, and always WILL BE top-notch. I am going to expand my 8x4’ Asparagus Bed into a second 8x4’ bed. I’m going to post some articles in the near future about making gardening EASIER for me, as I age.
You ‘youngsters’ can ignore it for now...but your day will come, LOL!
“This has been a pretty poor year overall between the weather and vermin.”
Yep. In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been whining all season long about my tomatoes...and I ain’t done, yet! ;)
I picked up a pot full of Mary Washington asparagus seedlings at a high school plant sale. For about a buck of two, I got about 9 seedlings. They’ll go in the ground for this winter and stay there until they flower. How deep should I plant them for that?
I know that the roots can get pretty extensive and tough to dig up. I had to dig some other female plants up and it was brutal.
Yeah, I guess I’m done with Gurney’s. They are no deal with you consider the loss of plants. I might as well have spent a little more elsewhere and and had well established plants that are what they were supposed to be.