Asparagus
The ‘Queen of Vegetables’
No longer an expensive luxury – much breeding work has been done on Asparagus in recent years. The varieties we offer are F1 Male Hybrids – that will give a much heavier crop than many of the older types.
Asparagus Care Instructions
Planting is best carried out late March/April after the worst of the winter is over. Soil must be fertile, well-drained and prepared with plenty of organic matter. Plants will not establish well on a heavy soil. A few spears can be picked in year 2, but ideally leave harvesting until year 3.
Beware – slugs love young crowns and will happily hollow out your young roots, shoots and spears!
We offer two varieties – early and late cropping to extend the all-too short season.
Backlim
Late season, heavy yield with thick, good quality, smooth spears.
BARE-ROOT 2 YEAR-OLD CROWNS – £2.95 – AVAILABLE NOW – LIMITED STOCK.
Gijnlim
Dutch bred. Early season, high yield, medium thick spears.Excellent quality. Good Botrytis resistance.
BARE-ROOT 2 YEAR-OLD CROWNS AVAILABLE NOW – £2.95 – LIMITED STOCK
Asparagus Planting Guide
Please download our Asparagus Planting Guide for information and helpful tips on how to best care for your plants.