Planting at the right depth is important.
2 year old asparagus crowns for sale.
Two year old crowns appear to suffer greater transplant shock.
Plant healthy certified 1 year old crowns.
How is asparagus started.
You can start asparagus from seed or from one year old roots called crowns crowns grow vertically and horizontally.
Then you can add delicious asparagus dishes to your family s.
My original asparagus patch for example was started with two year old commercial plants.
Judging from illustrations in old herbals the asparagus of the past was rather gawkish tall and narrow very similar in appearance to wild asparagus.
May be sold as asparagus meyeri or asparagus myersii.
Choose its spot in the garden carefully.
Then again i have over 3 000 plants and sell commercially so cost is more of a factor for me.
By planting an asparagus crown or 1 year old plant instead of growing the plant from seed you ll be able to harvest a year earlier.
A little less hardy than sprengeri.
Research has shown that using one year old crowns is more economical and higher yielding than using two and three year old crowns.
Frankly i really don t think the gain of a 3rd year crown would be significant.
Forms a 3 to 4 feet wide clump.
Although asparagus can be grown from seed it is difficult time consuming and.
Crowns should be kept cool under 40 f to prevent dehydration and bud growth during storage.
Crowns are the one year old roots of asparagus typically sold in nurseries and garden centers.
Several to many stiffly upright stems to 2 feet or more densely clothed with needlelike deep green leaves that give the plant a fluffy look.
But five years later i transplanted some ten year old crowns from a neighbor s garden and when spring.
Never use 2 or 3 year old crowns.
Starting asparagus plantings with one year old crowns is still the easiest and most popular method used by eastern and midwestern u s.
An asparagus plant can last 15 years.
I get excellent 2 year crowns of jersey knight from debruyn seed out of mich at 100 26 95.