Asparagus ...in a polytunnel?
 

Hi

I've bought 6 Asparagus crowns from Wilkinsons. 3 have been planted in my
polytunnel.

Good idea...? I'm in Buxton, Derbyshire so I had hoped that putting them in
the polytunnel would bump up the crop but since planting them I can't find
any references to putting Asparagus under cover. And there's also the issue
about the 'dormant period' over winter ...

Cheers

nicholas
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Nicholas wrote:
Hi

I've bought 6 Asparagus crowns from Wilkinsons. 3 have been planted in my
polytunnel.

Good idea...? I'm in Buxton, Derbyshire so I had hoped that putting them in
the polytunnel would bump up the crop but since planting them I can't find
any references to putting Asparagus under cover. And there's also the issue
about the 'dormant period' over winter ...

Used to grow fine in my greenhouse in Belgium. The asparagus bed was
already in there when we arrived. It crops a bit earlier indoors
extending the season. Cold dormancy and space wasn't a problem since it
was used for grape growing and left open to frost in winter.

Don't take any shoots off newly planted crowns in the first year...

Regards,
Martin Brown