Asparagus

Growing from seed

Start Asparagus indoors about 12 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 21 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 730 days.

Companion Planting

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  Red Mustard
  

  Red MustardGreat pair

  • ❧Red Mustard suppresses pests that trouble Asparagus
  • ❧Red Mustard acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Asparagus
  • ❧Asparagus gives Red Mustard sheltering shade in the heat of summer
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  Wasabina
  

  WasabinaGreat pair

  • ❧Wasabina suppresses pests that trouble Asparagus
  • ❧Wasabina acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Asparagus
  • ❧Asparagus gives Wasabina sheltering shade in the heat of summer
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  Batavia Lettuce
  Good pair

  • ❧Asparagus roots deep while Batavia Lettuce feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Batavia Lettuce acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Asparagus
  • ❧Asparagus gives Batavia Lettuce sheltering shade in the heat of summer

How to grow Asparagus

1. Sow12 weeks before frost
2. Germinates21 days
3. Space45 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~730 days

Water: Medium · Height: 150 cm · Soil: Deep, well-draining, sandy, slightly alkaline — fertile and weed-free