Spraying Asparagus Plants

Spraying is important to the survival of your plants. To handle potential diseases and pests, reference the guidelines below to know what you should spray, and when you should use it.

NOTE: This is part 9 in a series of 11 articles. For a complete background on how to grow asparagus plants, we recommend starting from the beginning.

Before you begin, read and follow all instructions on labels.

When To Spray

Pre-Harvest

  • GardenTech® Sevin® Concentrate Bug Killer

Post-Harvest

  • GardenTech® Sevin® Concentrate Bug Killer for larval stages of asparagus beetle, tarnished plant bug, lygus bugs and adult Japanese beetle.
  • Hi-Yield® Vegetable & Ornamental Insect Control for asparagus beetles.

Dormant thru Harvest

  • Serenade® Garden Disease Control for crown rot, rust and more.

At the First Sign of:

  • Monterey Horticultural Oil for aphids, mites, beetle larvae, thrips, whitefly and more.
  • GardenTech® Sevin® Concentrate Bug Killer for asparagus beetle, cutworms, thrips, Japanese beetle, lygus bugs and more.

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