More on Asparagus

I had been asking around about companion plants for asparagus. It doesn't seem to me that the idea of companion planting gains alot of attention around here. Maybe I just haven't asked the right people. I finally googled it and came up with a good start. One that I had read about long ago was feverfew, I think. I didn't see it on any of the recent sites I had looked at, but more than one mentioned Chrysanthemum and any of the same family. Parsley is also said to work as a companion to Asparagus to repel Asparagus Beetles. So while I don't have feverfew or parsley on hand, I do have hardy chrysanthemums that were still in pots and needing a more permanent place in the garden. So there you have it! This afternoon I took the post hole digger and punched some tidy holes in the mulch in front of my asparagus bed. There are now twelve nice mums looking very happy there all in a row. I am expecting to see great things happening next spring.