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Asparagus is seen as a luxurious and desirable vegetable, with an amazing taste making it a top-class serving and ingredient.
But don’t pay huge supermarket prices – grow your own great-value asparagus crop instead!
When established, an asparagus crown – the base of the stem with all roots attached – can produce a crop for as many as 20 years.
Asparagus needs two years to establish and from the third season onwards you can expect 20 to 25 succulent spears per plant.
Asparagus crowns should be planted from March into April.
Asparagus plants will do best in a sunny, wind-sheltered spot. Avoid ground that’s previously had asparagus or potatoes, as this may encourage pests and diseases.
Asparagus can grow in any free-draining soil that has lots of fresh compost dug in, but the vegetable thrives in sandy substances that are slightly alkaline.
Use a soil-testing kit to work out the pH level of your soil, adding lime if needed to make it less acidic.
Asparagus crowns can be grown in large containers, patio grow bags or gro-beds for up to five years after planting.
In the third year, the asparagus spears can be harvested from mid-April to the middle of May.
When spears are 6inches (15cm) high, cut them with an asparagus knife by severing the plants 3inches (8cm) below the soil surface.
Stop harvesting in mid-June, which allows the plant to develop its foliage and provide energy for the following growing season.
In early autumn when the ferns turn yellow and die back, cut the dead fern back to within 3inches (7cm) of the soil level and destroy the waste. Continue weeding the soil.
Mulch (spread) the soil bed with well-rotted organic matter and add a dressing of well-balanced compound fertiliser.
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