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asparagus Spacing in a woodchip garden

 
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I was wondering what spacing you use for asparagus in a woodchip garden.  

This gives three options for spacing and says the yield is the same for each one.  
https://askthefoodgeek.com/how-to-grow-asparagus-in-less-space/

I was wondering if the plants in wood chip will grow more vigorously / larger.  I have 8 acres so space is not an issue.  I also am growing some from seed, so plant cost is not an issue either.

 
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No experience with woodchip garden, so can't say for sure.  Mine grow in the garden soil, and take up something like a square foot each.  I have space between them to allow for expansion.   Growing from seed is very slow - I have self-seeders growing and they are nowhere near a picking size after two years.  At one stage I moved the crowns from a fire-prone site to the house garden and it took three years for them to start producing the more than pencil thickness pickable stems. - that's the same as when the original crowns were planted.  It's a long-haul crop!  
 
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