By Bonnie L. Grant An old method of controlling weeds in the asparagus patch was to pour the water from an ice cream maker over the bed. The salty water did indeed limit the weeds but over time it collects in the soil and can cause problems. Know how to use salt on asparagus and when too much is too much for these delicious plants. Using Salt on Asparagus Weeds One of the first spring vegetables is asparagus. The crisp spears are perfect in a variety of preparations and adapt well to a host of cuisine types. Asparagus are perennials which grow from crowns planted 6 to 8 inches beneath the soil surface. This means deep hoeing is not an option to get rid of weeds. Using salt for weed control is an old farm tradition, and while the high salinity does kill some annual weeds, persistent perennial weeds may
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