David in Normandy wrote:
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.

Thank you David that has given me some ideas.