Pacific Purple' Asparagus Plant | 5 Bare Root Crowns

Name: Pacific Purple' Asparagus Plant | 5 Bare Root Crowns
Brand: Winters Hill
SKU: shopify_GB_15178821796219_55626627318139
Price: 13.99 GBP
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Enjoy thick, flavourful purple spears that turn exceptionally sweet when cooked.
A consistently dependable variety, producing high yields year after year.
These robust plants will reward you with delicious spears for many years.
Perfect for sunny borders, vegetable plots, or even large containers.
Delicious grilled, barbecued, baked, or fried.
Attractive, fern-like summer foliage adds ornamental value and attracts pollinators.

Species: Asparagus
Harvest Time: May to June
Planting Time: March to April
Position: Full sun
Soil Type: Moist, well-draining soil
Hardiness: Hardy (H4 - May require some protection from very late frosts as this can damage any early emerging new shoots.)
Habit: Columnar upright, with tall ferny foliage in summer
Eventual Spread: 60cm
Pest & Disease Resistance: Good resistance. Can be affected by slugs, snails and asparagus beetles.
Self Fertile: Yes, does not need a pollination partner.
Tasting Notes: Sweet and tender

Planting: Plant bare root crowns in March or April. Dig in plenty of well-rotted manure or compost, avoiding any site that gets waterlogged in winter. Space your plants 30-45cm apart to allow for spreading. Spread the roots out evenly over a small mound in the trench, handling them carefully as they break easily.
Watering: Water new asparagus plants regularly during their first summer. Once established, plants are drought tolerant, so only need watering in long dry spells.
Feeding: In early spring, apply a high potassium general fertiliser to encourage strong new spears.
Pruning: After harvesting, allow the spears to grow into tall, ferny plants over summer. Leave these until autumn, then cut them down to the ground. New spears will re-grow in spring.
Harvesting: Do not harvest any spears for the first two years to allow the crowns to establish. In the second or third year, you can harvest spears from mid-April for six weeks. In subsequent years, harvest for up to eight weeks.

Product Specifications

Supplied As: 5 x bare root crowns
Eventual Height: 90cm
Time to First Crop: 2 years

Highlights

Enjoy thick, flavourful purple spears that turn exceptionally sweet when cooked.
A consistently dependable variety, producing high yields year after year.
These robust plants will reward you with delicious spears for many years.
Perfect for sunny borders, vegetable plots, or even large containers.
Delicious grilled, barbecued, baked, or fried.
Attractive, fern-like summer foliage adds ornamental value and attracts pollinators.

Variety Specifications

Species: Asparagus
Harvest Time: May to June
Planting Time: March to April
Position: Full sun
Soil Type: Moist, well-draining soil
Hardiness: Hardy (H4 - May require some protection from very late frosts as this can damage any early emerging new shoots.)
Habit: Columnar upright, with tall ferny foliage in summer
Eventual Spread: 60cm
Pest & Disease Resistance: Good resistance. Can be affected by slugs, snails and asparagus beetles.
Self Fertile: Yes, does not need a pollination partner.
Tasting Notes: Sweet and tender

Planting & Care

Planting: Plant bare root crowns in March or April. Dig in plenty of well-rotted manure or compost, avoiding any site that gets waterlogged in winter. Space your plants 30-45cm apart to allow for spreading. Spread the roots out evenly over a small mound in the trench, handling them carefully as they break easily.
Watering: Water new asparagus plants regularly during their first summer. Once established, plants are drought tolerant, so only need watering in long dry spells.
Feeding: In early spring, apply a high potassium general fertiliser to encourage strong new spears.
Pruning: After harvesting, allow the spears to grow into tall, ferny plants over summer. Leave these until autumn, then cut them down to the ground. New spears will re-grow in spring.
Harvesting: Do not harvest any spears for the first two years to allow the crowns to establish. In the second or third year, you can harvest spears from mid-April for six weeks. In subsequent years, harvest for up to eight weeks.

Product Specifications