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05 Oct 17, Jacquie (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, My partner and I have purchased a property in the Adelaide Hills and are keen to find out more about growing asparagus - not sure where to buy seeds etc can somebody point us in the right direction ? Thanks Jacquie

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09 Oct 17, Mike (Australia - tropical climate)

Try Bunnings or some nurseries or look on the internet. Buy some crowns (9-12 mths old). Can start from seeds - will take a year longer though and it requires a lot of attention. I had up to 30 seedlings last year and only 6 survived.

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08 Oct 17, Darren (Australia - temperate climate)

Planting asparagus from seed will take a lot longer before you get a crop, three years. Go to your local nursery and ask for asparagus crowns, which can then be planted out. This can still take up to 2 years to be productive.

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26 Sep 17, Ross McLaren (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

hi there what is the best possible way to grow asparagus in KZN. Tunnel, with raised beds? What Fert do I need, how many times do I water them? Want to start a small bunch to see if it will work :)

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17 Aug 17, Ian D (Australia - temperate climate)

I have transplanted asparagus crowns that were well established approx 3 weeks ago. They are now sending up spears and we had our first feed from the new crop last night. Should I be letting the spears grow out instead?

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18 Aug 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Should be able to eat them.

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05 Aug 17, Jo Logan (New Zealand - temperate climate)

On asparagus - I've just purchased one year old crowns (7 in total). What kind of crop could I expect next year? How many spears does each crown produce?

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08 Aug 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have read so many different things about what to expect. I planted 12 mth old crowns and last year I picked for about 4-5 weeks from 3 plants - I feel I could have picked them for 3 mths. I had massive ferns early this year. I picked about 70-80 spears last year in the 4-5 weeks. You probably have colder weather.

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05 Aug 17, Bob reddin (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

When and how to transplant, is puttting down canning salt good idea

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28 Jul 17, Tony (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi mike as I explained on my last post about transplanting crowns into a new bed, at this stage the once I transplanted are still dormant which I expected it will take I think for next year to get a some spears.The other crowns that we have in the same bed are sprouting through and looking good .By the way I thought asparagus shoot through in spring .Anyway I put lots of horse manure on all of them however I think cow is better .What do you Think? Tony

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