[mr Isaccs]

Good Morning All,
I'm soon to start planting asparagus seeds that I collected last year to produce crowns for a future asparagus bed but I'm unsure on the method.
     Do you plant just one seed per pot or more and if the answer is more do you then thin out to the strongest or leave all germinations to grow on.
    

[Kristen]

I sowed mine in a seed tray in my propagator last year, then pricked out to 3" pots, and potted on to 2.5L pots eventually. They have overwintered in those and I'm planning to plant them in the spring direct into their final location

I have no idea if that is right! but it seems to have worked OK.

[Trillium]

You can do as Kristen did, or you can simply plant one per pot. Asparagus seed usually have a good germination rate. Whatever you decide, don't let them get too warm as they're more of a cool weather crop.

[mr Isaccs]

Thanks Guys,
I think I'd rather grow straight to pots, I hate pricking out and as I'm only doing enough for one bed I thinks that would be the better option for me.
     When you say keep them cool Trillium how's best to keep them in the first year in our fantastically hot summers here in England

[Trillium]

I mostly meant not keeping them in the greenhouse during summer where they'd bake dry. Once the seedlings are up, let them stay out this summer but keep watch that they dont' dry out. An easy way to mind the seedlings is to temporarily bury the pots somewhere sunny yet out of the way until you're ready for the final bed.

[DD.]

It may not help your planned way of doing it, but this is what I did.

40 seeds, (sponged off a fellow plot holder), in modules in seed tray inserts. Cold greenhouse, April. 39 Germinated.

Potted on when the plants were about 3" high and put outside on the driveway.

In late summer when I realised they had rooted through the tarmac, they got planted into the current bed.

Had loads of asparagus for the last 6 years or so.

Hope that's not too technical.

[mr Isaccs]

"hope thats not too technical"
I think even I can manage that DD.
Thanks again for the advice, I'm now looking forward to years of lovely green spears on my plate