Harvesting the asparagus ASPARAGUS GROWING | EARLY HARVESTING A springtime activityTo get a good asparagus crop, patience is essential : to ensure proper growth of the plant, the farmer must wait 3 years after sowing.Harvesting takes place from mid-April to early June, when the asparagus is still tender. It is...
04-English-A FAVOURABLE SOIL
ASPARAGUS GROWING | A FAVOURABLE SOIL Sandy soilThe Zorn River, which was still a meandering waterway in the past, had a high volume of water in the spring that caused large floods. Long before the construction of dikes, this phenomenon was the origin of the soil composition of the fields...
03-English-MARKET GARDENING
The Ried, a place to meet MARKET GARDENING To the east of Hoerdt, heading towards the Wantzenau, there is a large marshy area called the Ried. This land is drained by numerous small ditches which keep the soil very moist and cool, even in the hottest summers, and is ideal...