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Growing Asparagus from Seed!

Trying something new this year – asparagus from seed. I’ve never grown asparagus before and I have been considering it for a few years but didn’t want to fork out a small fortune for a few crowns (one site I looked at currently wants £9.99 for ONE crown).

Then by chance I spotted a little packet of seed in a charity shop and I was quick to pick up on the signals being sent to me. I bought that packet and sowed ALL the seeds! I think they have all come up – 35 in total, all for 50p – a real bargain.

We won’t be able to pick it for years – like with rhubarb, you plant it out and have to leave it a few years to build up it’s strength but I’m ok with that. In the meantime, let me show you my gorgeous little asparagus forest:

The cutest seedlings..ever
I did 2 little trays…
…my forest is starting to take shape
GORGEOUS!!!

I originally thought I couldn’t grow asparagus because I didn’t have a specific place to put it but I have come up with an idea…

I’m going to remove the wooden boards which currently divide the bays on the allotment and plant the asparagus as a natural boundary line! I am so excited to see how this turns out – I only have to wait till the end of June to plant them out.

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10 responses to “Growing Asparagus from Seed!”

  1. tootlepedal Avatar
    tootlepedal

    We grew asparagus quite successfully for a while but it took up more space than it was worth in the end.

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  2. cagedunn Avatar
    cagedunn

    When we first moved to our new house, I planted about the same number of seeds of asparagus, and within three years was picking lovely green tips.

    The secret to getting a small harvest after a few years is to pick the ones that are about pencil thick, but don’t pick them from down the bottom – leave a few ‘scales’ (or inches) so that they branch out with new ‘fronds’ and it doesn’t stop the underground tuber from growing that season.

    You get the best part of the asparagus, and can start eating it sooner. And they grow faster with good fertiliser, lots of water (without chlorine, ie not tap water – I have the tank overflow spread around the asparagus and citrus), and a thick remulch every year when the tops die back (I have to cut my old stalks because they don’t drop/fall off at the end of Autumn – and I may still be eating some of the late-comers!).

    I hope you enjoy the most wonderful vegetable in the years to come – and I know you’ll find the taste incredible and nothing at all like what you buy. I even eat them raw, freshly picked, for salads.

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    1. Sharon Avatar
      Sharon

      Thank you so much for the tips, I’m very excited to see how it turns out!

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      1. cagedunn Avatar
        cagedunn

        It’s my fave veg – and as soon as it gets a warm day in spring, I check to see if there are any little green things popping up in that garden bed. Absolutely adore the stuff now that I know what it really tastes like.

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        1. Sharon Avatar
          Sharon

          Isn’t it amazing how different certain foods taste when you grow them yourself – so sad many people don’t ever find out, they think the stuff in the supermarket is how it should taste.

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          1. cagedunn Avatar
            cagedunn

            Sad, but true. I don’t grow a lot of stuff these days, but asparagus, baby spinach, carrots, lettuce and a few others – wouldn’t be without them. Even cabbage (okay, there might be a few holes in the leaves, but I can share) tastes so much better when fresh picked at half the size of the stuff in the supermarket. Oh, and choko – that is the vegetable of dreams – eat the baby leaves, the baby choko (tastes like wet tree nuts), and put the big ones in soup/stew (they absorb flavour like a sponge).

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            1. Sharon Avatar
              Sharon

              I’ve never heard of choko – that’s something else I’ll need to look into!

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  3. cagedunn Avatar
    cagedunn

    It’s a vine – but it needs to be trimmed back each year or it takes over!

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  4. Awakening Wonders Avatar
    Awakening Wonders

    Impressive!

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    1. Sharon Avatar
      Sharon

      I can’t believe how cute they are!

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