Grow asparagus fern this way, and a single shoot can shoot up to 2 m tall in 3 days, with astonishing growth speed

Asparagus fern gives people the impression of being delicate and slender, elegant and graceful, but if asparagus fern goes wild with growth, we are also quite surprised. It can grow several meters tall, with branches and vines spreading all over the wall. I do not know whether everyone likes this kind of rampant asparagus fern, or prefers the delicate and weak asparagus fern

The asparagus fern we buy and bring home is generally short, with only a few leaves. When care is proper, the temperature is suitable, and nutrients are sufficient, new shoots will grow from the roots. When the asparagus fern is still a small seedling, the new shoots develop into leaves, about 30 to 40 cm tall.

When asparagus fern has grown for three or four years, it is already mature, and the new shoots directly grow into vines. In fact, you can tell from the newly sprouted shoot whether asparagus fern will grow vines. If it is a leaf shoot, it is relatively thin, and when the shoot grows to about 20 cm it begins to divide into leaves, splitting into fine, fragmented leaves, then slowly unfolding, looking as beautiful as clouds. This is the leaf shoot of asparagus fern

For the vine shoot of asparagus fern, the vine is relatively thick and sturdy from the very beginning of growth, and only begins to divide into leaves when it grows to 40 to 50 cm.

If we like asparagus fern vines climbing all over the room, we can keep the vine shoots and let them grow vigorously. Fertilizing and watering must keep up. Apply a thin fertilizer once every half month. If kept slightly moist, it will shoot up so fast it leaves you dumbfounded, growing to more than 1 m tall in a few days, growing as if being pulled taller every day. If you do not want it to grow that tall, you can pinch off the top at a certain height to let it sprout side branches, shape it, or cut it off directly from the roots.

When growing asparagus fern, whether you like the delicate and weak kind or the wildly growing kind, you can choose for yourself and prune accordingly. However, many people still like the delicate and weak look. It does not need frequent watering and fertilizing, just let it grow slowly and make it into a bonsai, which has very high ornamental value.