Good soil moisture is important at planting for good root and fern growth.
2 year old asparagus crowns for sale.
Forms a 3 to 4 feet wide clump.
But five years later i transplanted some ten year old crowns from a neighbor s garden and when spring.
You can start asparagus from seed or from one year old roots called crowns crowns grow vertically and horizontally.
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.
Frankly i really don t think the gain of a 3rd year crown would be significant.
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.
An alternative to purchasing commercial asparagus crowns is to grow your own crowns from seed.
Never use 2 or 3 year old crowns.
May be sold as asparagus meyeri or asparagus myersii.
Crowns should be kept cool under 40 f to prevent dehydration and bud growth during storage.
My original asparagus patch for example was started with two year old commercial plants.
How is asparagus started.
Two year old crowns appear to suffer greater transplant shock.
I get excellent 2 year crowns of jersey knight from debruyn seed out of mich at 100 26 95.
Crowns are the one year old roots of asparagus typically sold in nurseries and garden centers.
A little less hardy than sprengeri.
Starting asparagus plantings with one year old crowns is still the easiest and most popular method used by eastern and midwestern u s.
Research has shown that using one year old crowns is more economical and higher yielding than using two and three year old crowns.
Plant healthy certified 1 year old crowns.
Although asparagus can be grown from seed it is difficult time consuming and.
The fat stemmed types with which we are more.
Judging from illustrations in old herbals the asparagus of the past was rather gawkish tall and narrow very similar in appearance to wild asparagus.
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.