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Re: Morris on Asparagus

Morris the Cat asked,
>Do most catalogs that sell asparagus sell 2-year old roots, like
> Pinetree does?  I notices some in Gurneys that looked like a
> good deal.  I plan to call and ask how old the plants are, but
> I also wondered if this was a gimme that other people already
> know.
>
>In Zone 5

I'm getting ready to take the asparagus plunge myself this season, so I've
been watching the catalogs intently.  Most carry both 1-year-old crowns and
2-year-old crowns, with the latter costing maybe 30 percent more.

ONE catalog, but I've been so stupid as to forget which, carries 3-year-old
crowns.

A month ago, I put a request for specifics into rec.gardens on this matter
but got zero replies.  I asked experienced asparagus growers to comment on
the wisdom of shelling out the big bux for the 3-year-old crowns.

I believe one is expected to get "a few" spears to harvest in the first
season after planting the 2-year-olds, and a full crop in year 3 and
thereafter.  Probably you don't get anything worth heating up the
hollandaise for with 1-year-old crowns until another entire 2-year period in
the ground has elapsed.  Who knows what the seed-planters get and when.  I
definitely can't wait THAT long.

--Janet
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Janet Wintermute             jwintermute@ids2.idsonline.com
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