Zone: 4-9
Height: Stalks 20-30 cm. (8-12 =in.); Fern 120-150 cm (4-5 ft)
Growth: Early spring stalks emerge for delicious harvest (wait until 3rd or 4th year); late stalks should be left to become ferns and feed the underground crown and roots. Each year the crown is more productive.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Water: Regular water
Soil: Enriched (manure best), deep garden soil
Other: Crowns may be planted deeply (30 cm or 1 ft) to blanch stalks (spargel asparagus); cut these where they come off crown, being careful not to damage crown.
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus)
C$10.00Price
Crowns may be planted deeply (30 cm or 1 ft) in trenches to blanch stalks (spargel asparagus); cut the white stalks where they grow from the crown, being careful not to damage the crown.
