On 26/04/2010 15:42, ~Brian~ wrote:
My wife who absolutely loves asparagus, has asked me could we grow some
ourselves (expensive to purchase from shops). I've had a look around and see
that the crowns are quite reasonably priced (Dobbies £1.99 per Crown) so
that's not a problem.
My query is this - how many crowns would be suitable (only the two of us),
and are there any obvious pitfalls that can be avoided by a newcomer to
growing this veg?


Takes two or three years before you can harvest your first crop. I
planted my crowns nearly five years ago and we are overrun with the
stuff now. I planted 8 crowns. It likes lots of well rotted compost in
the soil and well watering.

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David in Normandy.
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