Asparagus thrives best in loose, sandy, not too moist soil, but can in principle be grown in any soil that does not contain too many stones. Cultivation in long beds or ridges is common.

In order to better control the asparagus harvest, the ridges are commonly covered with film. A black outside increases the temperature in the ridges and thus accelerates growth (early harvesting); the opposite is achieved with an outside white film.

The end of the asparagus season is described by traditional farming rules: "Never cut the asparagus after St. John's Day" or "Cherries red, asparagus dead". Their official end in Germany is traditionally 24 June, St. John's Day, as it is for rhubarb. The background to this farmers' rule is the observance of a sufficient regeneration period for the plant for a high-yield harvest the following year.

In these fields, the films were already concentrated on some ridges for the next year.

Text adapted from Wikipedia.

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