Asparagus seedlings..

Found a packet a couple of months back, whilst ferridging though me seed box..
waste not want not attitude bunged them all into a half tray, even though they were way outta date..
outcome being I've now twenty or so plantlets about 3-4 inch high...
question is should I leave 'em be or plant 'em on into 3" pots ?
Either way should I put them into a cold frame, to harden off...till planting out time..

Got them this far unexpected bonus ect...would hate to loose them now, especially as
I've started a 1metre square bed for them...even got an old window that will
cover them easilly...

cheers  PAH...

After growing 3 crowns for 3 years and LOVING the results...  I planted 20 X 1year old asparagus crowns this year... all survived really well... I gave them the advised amount of room that the growers suggested which was to plant them in a trench 8 inches deep and 12 inches wide -  each crown to be 16 inches apart..... each trench to be 18 inches apart....  That is quite a bit of space, but they can give good harvests for up to 20 years and sometimes more!   Do not harvest any for the first year but let them go to seed, cutting them back in the autumn (November) when they have turned brown.
Sorry if you already know all this... but it might be useful if you don't already know

See also

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=39068.msg464300#msg464300