Asparagus Crown 'Chefs' Choice' Collection

This terrific trio of asparagus contains varieties that make a superb hardy crop and what that means is you will receive a crop every year for at least 10 years!

Not only do they taste better picked freshly from your garden, think of the saving you will be made with 10 years of crops for a great price and if that’s not enough this collection. The perfect companion for harvesting your Asparagus.

We have put this collection together with you in mind. Specifically selecting early, mid-season and late cropping varieties to provide you with the longest cropping time possible.

The collection contains:

• 5 x Asparagus 'Guelph Eclipse': Enjoy early harvests and lots of thick, tight-tipped spears. Perfect for home-growing.
• 5 x Asparagus 'Backlim' Award-winning Asparagus ‘Backlim’ is an all-male mid-to-late season cropper producing an abundance of thick, smooth, straight spears with firm tips and excellent flavour.
• 5 x Asparagus 'Bacchus': This reliable early-cropping asparagus produces high yields of delicious asparagus spears, perfect for steaming, roasting or stir-frying. ‘

Crown Age and Bed Establishment

These crowns are 1 year old and will be in their 2nd year as you plant them this spring. Usually, an asparagus bed takes 3 years to start to be productive if planted with crowns. Best not to harvest any spears in year 1 and maybe 2. If in year 2 there are a lot of spears then the bed is productive, if only a handful, do not cut them and leave them in the ground. The reason for doing this is the energy of the plant needs to be focused on increasing root volume and getting established, rather than energy into spear production. If you keep cutting the spears the plant will naturally want to produce more, rather than producing roots. This will in the long term produce a stronger plant and will produce heavier crops in subsequent seasons.

How you will receive your plants:

Selected by our team of experts and sent from our nursery, you will receive your asparagus crowns from April to May onward in cardboard boxes with cardboard filling. These are designed to keep your plants secure and to prevent damage in transit.

Can’t plant straight away?

You can keep your asparagus crowns in their wrappings for as long as 3-5 days so long as you make sure the soil around the roots is kept moist. You should aim to plant them in their final positions within 5 days.

Planting tips and hints:

Click here to view our full asparagus growing guide.