This is a superior variety of Asparagus that produces premium quality spears up to 2cm thick. Cropping potential is enormous and whilst it is what is termed as an F1 Hybrid for uniformity of growth the plants are grown under our ‘nature’s way’ conditions.

It has a high tolerance to Fusarium, Crown and Root Rot.

Up to 20 years cropping can be expected making this a highly profitable variety in every way for amateur and smallholder alike.

These are pot grown plants not bare rooted crowns.

An excellent variety with bright green spears with deep purple tips. Though this is an old, popular variety it produces an exceptionally high yield. The plants are best planted on receipt and though a few spears can be cut the following year it is best left another year so that it can build into a strong plant. It has been given an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the Royal Horticultural Society as its an outstanding variety.

Garden: care: Plant crowns in a trench that is 30cm (12in) wide by 20cm (8in) deep with a central ridge that is 10cm (4in) high. Place the crown on the ridge, spreading the roots out evenly and cover with soil. Harvest the spears in mid-spring when they are about 15cm (6in) tall and fairly thick.

Crowns which are grown outside in special Asparagus beds are only despatched throughout the dormant winter months from December to mid March and are sold bare rooted; after that pot grown plants are supplied. We will notify you with a delivery date after placing your order.

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An excellent variety with bright green spears with deep purple tips. Though this is an old, popular variety it produces an exceptionally high yield. The plants are best planted on receipt and though a few spears can be cut the following year it is best left another year so that it can build into a strong plant. It has been given an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the Royal Horticultural Society as its an outstanding variety.

Garden: care: Plant crowns in a trench that is 30cm (12in) wide by 20cm (8in) deep with a central ridge that is 10cm (4in) high. Place the crown on the ridge, spreading the roots out evenly and cover with soil. Harvest the spears in mid-spring when they are about 15cm (6in) tall and fairly thick.

Crowns which are grown outside in special Asparagus beds are only despatched throughout the dormant winter months from December to mid March and are sold bare rooted; after that pot grown plants are supplied. We will notify you with a delivery date after placing your order.

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More tender and sweet than many green varieties. The spears are basically stringless and delicious eaten raw, with dips, or sliced in salads. Colour is lost if cooked so is best steamed. Produces supersweet white spears if earthed up.

These are pot grown and sold in 9cm pots. This means you can plant when ever you like as they don't need lifting from fields during the dormant season.

Order whilst stocks last.

Autumn planting variety - also superb as a Spring planted variety.
From German breeding, heavy flush of large spears early in the season with significant yield and quality improvements over many varieties.

Crowns which are grown outside in special Asparagus beds are only despatched throughout the dormant winter months from December to mid March and are sold bare rooted; after that pot grown plants are supplied. We will notify you with a delivery date after placing your order. Despatched from mid February.

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Produces heavier yields with tighter tips than the original. Emerald spears have the same superior flavour, reliability and extra-long cutting period.

Asparagus commands a high price at the supermarket, but commercially grown spears never measure up to the delicate sweet flavour of homegrown. Garden asparagus is a bargain, plant it just once for annual springtime harvests for 20 years or more

Crowns which are grown outside in special Asparagus beds are only despatched throughout the dormant winter months from December to mid March and are sold bare rooted; after that pot grown plants are supplied. We will notify you with a delivery date after placing your order./P>

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These plants are two years old and can take a light cut next year. They are between 60 cm and 1m tall and in 1 litre pots. It's not too late to start you asparagus bed with these plants and you don't have to waite 2 years for you first cut.