This special reprint edition of "Growing Asparagus" was written by the Northeastern Region Agricultural Research Service branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and first published in 1975. The book explores topics including Climatic and Soil Requirements, Varieties, Growing and Handling Crowns, Starting the Planting, Insect Pests, Cultivation and Care, Harvesting the Crop, Diseases, and more. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally rendered. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed.