Aspargus beds

[karanleaf]

Bills I'm glad you enjoyed them that way Great isn't it to find soo many ways to enjoy a harvest and make it a feast???
DH & I just had some in our Shrimp Scampi w/ linguini for dinner .tastey

Tutter I imagine she worked in a much larger jail than we have. We can hold 6 max I'm in the 2nd smallest county in MO so we cook & do laundry for the jail as well as dispatch. I'm secretary at the local Sheriff's Office. So I pretty much do it all.
Up side is I get to tell everyone where to go ...

 

[curly_kate]

OMG, you're making me hungry! I've been thinking about starting some asparagus, but it's likely we're going to be moving from this house in a few years. How long does it take to get stalks off of it? I was thinking of planting some this fall to give it a head start for the spring. Do you know of a good mail-order supplier for asparagus?

 

[bills]

OMG, you're making me hungry! I've been thinking about starting some asparagus, but it's likely we're going to be moving from this house in a few years. How long does it take to get stalks off of it? I was thinking of planting some this fall to give it a head start for the spring. Do you know of a good mail-order supplier for asparagus?

Kate, it does take a few years for an asparagus bed to really start producing good numbers of edible spears. You could start them now, and then transplant them to your future home. I don't know if anyone has planted them in containers before (?), but that might be an option as well. It would certainly make it easier for when it's time to move.

I am not familiar with plant mail order operations, but I imagine a google search may turn up a seller. Check with your local nurseries, as they might order some for you, if they don't have them. You could also start them from seed.

 

[Tutter]

I've learned something, Kate. Don't put off planting because of something which may happen, or even will for sure.

If you will be there for 2 years, you'll get a few spears, and then be doing well by the 3rd/4th year.

If you move, you can start a new patch, and hopefully whoever moves into your house will be thrilled to have an asparagus patch. In fact, it could be a selling point! "That cute house with the already established asparagus patch. Dave, I've just got to have it!"

You can check your local nursery for information, and as a possible source, too.

Good luck!

 

[ccrecelius]

I totally agree. I wanted to plant my patch 5 or 6 years ago and kept making excuses. Now that I have mine planted, I am waiting instead of eating!

 

[simple life]

Daisy Farms is still shipping asparagus, most others have stopped for the year.