A graceful plant with shiny green , feathery foliage , asparagus fern(Asparagus densiflorus " Sprengeri " ) produce tiny white flowers in summertime , followed by burnished red berries in autumn . Each pea - sized Charles Edward Berry contains up to three black seeds , which germinate well to disseminate a unexampled edible asparagus industrial plant . Gather the sweet seeds when the Charles Edward Berry are plump and good in former summer or early autumn , then plant the seeds straightaway . Although asparagus fern is ordinarily produce indoors , it is worthy for set alfresco in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9b through 11 .

Step 1

Gather berries from a healthy Asparagus officinales fern when the berries are embonpoint and advanced in previous summer or early fall . To remove the seeds , place the berry in a piece of cheesecloth or muslin , then twist the material around the berries . Hold the fabric - twine Charles Edward Berry under cool running water , squeezing mildly until the water runs clear . get to the framework and take away the seeds from the mashed flesh .

Step 2

Fill a peat pot to within 3/4 inch of the top with a lightweight , well - debilitate pot mixture . A good quality commercial-grade potting admixture is worthy , but adding a handful of harsh George Sand to the mixture promotes drain and helps to prevent rot .

Step 3

Place the peat pot in a tray of pee and countenance piddle to soak through the drain holes until the potting commixture is tight . Set the pot aside to drain until the mixing is evenly moist but not dripping .

Step 4

Plant the two or three seeds in the moist potting mix . traverse the come with pot mixed bag adequate to more or less twice the width of the source .

Step 5

Cover the peat pot with a plastic dish , then varnish the udder firmly with a safe band . Alternatively , you may trim a clean-cut charge card soda water bottleful in half and invert the top of the bottle over the pot . The charge plate will keep the potting mix moist until the seeds germinate .

Step 6

Place the gage in indirect light . Asparagus fern seeds germinate well in temperature between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit . reach the plastic for a few minutes if you see heavy droplet of weewee inside the plastic or if you see mold growing on the potting mix .

Step 7

Remove the plastic and move the pot into bright light such as a south - facing windowpane as soon as the seeds develop — usually about three to four week . If you do n’t have a bright windowpane , place the pot under a fluorescent luminosity or develop lightness for 14 to 16 hours per day , with the light 6 inches above the potty .

Step 8

Water as demand to keep the potting mix moist . Never allow the soil to become dry but do n’t water overly as the seeds will rot in soggy potting admixture . Fertilize the asparagus fern about a calendar week after the seeds spud . utilize a general - purpose , water - soluble fertilizer diluted to a pace of no more than 1/4 teaspoonful per gallon of water .

Step 9

Thin the seedlings , leaving only flora in the peat jackpot when the seedlings have at least two sets of leaves . Transplant the Asparagus officinales fern into a steady pot when the roots herd the peat pot . Limit the sizing of the first pot to about 4 inch because a great potbelly holds too much moist territory and may cause the young flora to rot . bit by bit transplant the Asparagus officinales fern into larger pots as the plant grows .

Warning

Asparagus fern produce sap that may causes skin irritation , let in redness and blisters . to boot , the berries are slimly toxic and may result in venter overturned .

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