[strangerachael]

I planted 10 asparagus crowns 4 years ago, and they have all come up every year, until now. I have been very restrained and not harvested until this year, and I have spread compost over the patch every autumn. But this year (when we are finally allowed to eat it) only four of the crowns are producing any spears (and not many at that). What could have gone wrong?

[DavidT]

Perhaps the worst winter in 30 years?

[sunshineband]

I'm not sure   unless it was the very cold weather


Hope someone can help you though

[DavidT]

I put in 30 crowns for a client last autumn, not one has appeared.

[sunshineband]

Yet my 15 are all up and have their one single shoot, about 2 ft tall 

[DavidT]

Swap you?

[sunshineband]

Sorry., the children at school might notice 

[mumofstig]

there are very few up on the allotments when I had a nosey round...

[woodburner]

Yet my 15 are all up and have their one single shoot, about 2 ft tall 

What sort of soil do you have?

[Salmo]

My 20 gijlim asparagus plants had produced 50 spears by the end of April but since the cooler weather any spears showing at all have hardly grown.

Maybe yours are a late variety and will crop when, if, the weather ever warms up.