Direct sow asparagus seed/berries in fall?

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If I have an abundance of asparagus berries, would it work to simply scatter them on a new plot in fall? My hope is that in great enough number, some amount would come up next spring. Most everything online seems to be trying to dissuade that approach.  Can anyone speak from experience on this matter?

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I don't know about deliberately,  but some asparagus seed (that stuff is TINY) got into my seed starting mix and it ended up popping up everywhere I planted something else LOL.   I say go for it!  

I sowed Mary Washington asparagus seeds a few years ago and we plan to harvest a few shoots next spring. The only problem would be having to wait another year. If the variety you have is a hybrid will you grow the same variety from seed?

edit: if you're planting the seed in the fall and have room for it; placing a screen over the ground will help prevent critters from eating the seed. I've done this with apple seeds and get much better germination.

You can definitely do this, but the plants that come up look like grass and are tiny, so you really need to keep track of where you put things. I usually start them in gallon pots that sit out all winter, just so I know where they are.

I grew asparagus from seed and it's doing great.

But I wouldn't "scatter seeds around." As mentioned, the seedlings are teeny, actually sort of microscopic for me, and I would want to protect them from other crowding covering plants until they get big enough to fend for themselves. Also, spacing asparagus plants really does help make bigger fatter more vigorous spears.

I sowed my asparagus seeds in a line in one bed for the first year at 2 inch spacing, and transplanted them out to the final locations the following late winter. I got a small harvest already from them the following spring. If I sow them again, instead of a single line at 2 inch spacing, I'll plant them in a grid at 4 inch spacing to make it easier to separate them the next year.

I am an avid upland bird hunter. I carry a pouch of seeds in my hunting vest and plant them in the wild places that I hunt.  Scratch a shallow trench with the heel of my boot, and throw in a couple dozen berries and cover back up. I do this in the fall and winter in the upper midwest, and yes, they will grow.  Good food for man and birds alike.

Sd Blackbird wrote:I am an avid upland bird hunter. I carry a pouch of seeds in my hunting vest and plant them in the wild places that I hunt.  Scratch a shallow trench with the heel of my boot, and throw in a couple dozen berries and cover back up. I do this in the fall and winter in the upper midwest, and yes, they will grow.  Good food for man and birds alike.

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