How to Move an Asparagus Bed

Asparagus is a hardy perennial that produces green, edible stalks year after year. Asparagus plants prefer growing in hot, loamy conditions, and if these conditions are not met, they may need transplanting. Transplant asparagus in the spring when the plants are still dormant. It is easier to transplant them when they are young, preferably a year old. The older the asparagus plants get, the deeper the root system is and the less likely it is they will survive. If you can't transplant in the spring, move the asparagus bed in the fall.

Compost
Sand (optional)
Pitchfork

Instructions

- 1
  Prepare a new location for the asparagus plants in a sunny location with well-draining soil. Add compost or well-rotted manure for fertilizer and increase the draining properties by adding sand or perlite. Squeeze the soil when it is ready. It should feel like a wrung-out sponge.
- 2
  Drive a pitchfork alongside the asparagus plants until you are 6 inches below the root system. Be careful and work slowly so you don't damage the plants. Lift up the asparagus, roots and all, with the pitchfork.
- 3
  Remove dirt clumps from the roots and gently separate the plants from each other. Avoid breaking the roots as much as possible.
- 4
  Replant the asparagus in the new location with the roots buried to the same depth as they were in the old location.
- 5
  Water the plants until the roots are wet to reduce air pockets in the soil.

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