Aparagus crowns

Thank you noisette,lots of info i will check see if i can get all male,it was thompson & morgon that was selling mixed packed of 6,but i suppose once theyve been harvested they may be no way of knowing what we actually purchase x

 

Good luck, joolz! Bear in mind that asparagus is a strong diuretic. There was a thread about that some time last year.....Still, it has marginally less embarrassing side-effects than jerusalem artichokes xx

 

Is it good for water retention then? ,we just love it with parma ham and feta cheese rolled round it,its reet tasty
Sprinkle some rock salt around the perimeter of your bed,may help a little but with wet weather it could be a loosing battle,darn snails! x

 

Is the Pope a catholic? Will give the recipe a try this Spring, thanks!
I've got one 100m row...that'd be a lot of salt. Some old gardeners recommend a sprinkle of salt on asparagus beds, though. Something to do with it growing well near the sea.....
There's a young sparrowhawk that's adopted my garden, so perhaps the molluscs are in for a rough time this year

 

100mtrs!! you must live on the stuff no way is daz getting that much of my allotment space for his bed
Get your narrow slice of feta and the asparagus stem and wrap the parma ham round,dead easy 10 mins in the oven,season if you like and grated lemon zest & garlic option is nice too

 

Hi,non yet,i have started some from seed which about 6 have germinated and ive ordered 20 from a seller on fb which says they are commercially grown? Is that a good type? x

 

Update...they are Tallems and Gijnlim one harvests later than the other so that sounds good

 

Daz has finally planted 6 of each of them at the allotment ,ive got 2 of each left will they be ok in pots? or shall i give to some one at the allotment maybe?
Id of dug another trench for them but after digging weeds for 3 days and sunburn id had enough!
Also will wild rabbit dig them up? x

 

Sis dug all of mine up and planted potatoes there