2 Year Old Asparagus Crowns For Sale

Crowns should be kept cool under 40 f to prevent dehydration and bud growth during storage.

2 year old asparagus crowns for sale.

Good soil moisture is important at planting for good root and fern growth. Never use 2 or 3 year old crowns. An alternative to purchasing commercial asparagus crowns is to grow your own crowns from seed. 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.

The fat stemmed types with which we are more. A little less hardy than sprengeri. Choose its spot in the garden carefully. My original asparagus patch for example was started with two year old commercial plants.

But five years later i transplanted some ten year old crowns from a neighbor s garden and when spring. Then you can add delicious asparagus dishes to your family s. Starting asparagus plantings with one year old crowns is still the easiest and most popular method used by eastern and midwestern u s. Plant healthy certified 1 year old crowns.

Crowns are the one year old roots of asparagus typically sold in nurseries and garden centers. Forms a 3 to 4 feet wide clump. May be sold as asparagus meyeri or asparagus myersii. I get excellent 2 year crowns of jersey knight from debruyn seed out of mich at 100 26 95.

Frankly i really don t think the gain of a 3rd year crown would be significant. You can start asparagus from seed or from one year old roots called crowns crowns grow vertically and horizontally. An asparagus plant can last 15 years. 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.

Although asparagus can be grown from seed it is difficult time consuming and. Research has shown that using one year old crowns is more economical and higher yielding than using two and three year old crowns. Then again i have over 3 000 plants and sell commercially so cost is more of a factor for me. Two year old crowns appear to suffer greater transplant shock.