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Asparagus Crowns (Plants)

Green asparagus (Connovers Colossal, Mary Washington and F1 Hybrids) 1 year old plants/crowns. Our plants/crowns are pot grown.

We recommend that you plant them on arrival as this is the perfect time. The first pick for these plants will be 12 months on, but only a light pick, with following years yielding large and bountiful harvests.

Please note that between April and December we only supply plants, these are smaller than the crowns supplied during the dormant winter months. Plants are due for despatch by May 12 2008.

Asparagus F1 Hybrid ‘Jersey Knight’ Liliaceae Asparagus

This is a modern, hi-tech, F1 hybrid variety producing 100% male plants, the direct consequence of which is that a much higher yield can be expected. It gives vigorous plants which will give a handsome crop of premium, large, thick, quality spears with bags of flavour. Does well in the U.K. and is highly tolerant to fusarium, crown and root rot.

Crowns despatched throughout winter from December to mid March, after that pot grown plants are supplied. We will request a delivery date after placing your order

 Asparagus F1 Hybrid ‘Jersey Knight’ Liliaceae Asparagus
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Asparagus Plants/Crowns (Connovers Colossal)

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 despatched throughout winter from December to mid March, after that pot grown plants are supplied. We will request a delivery date after placing your order

 Asparagus Plants/Crowns (Connovers Colossal)
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Asparagus Plants/Crowns (Mary Washington)

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 despatched throughout winter from December to mid March, after that pot grown plants are supplied. We will request a delivery date after placing your order

 Asparagus Plants/Crowns (Mary Washington)
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