[smc]

been down my lottie this week and after checkin out my new asparagus bed which i planted 10 crowns in aprill,some of the ones that have came through are small,weak and have just fallen over,also there root is very yellow and is seems very dry above the surface but yet moist just bellow the soil  have a few strong ones,have tied them up but to no joy...can any body help me

[Beetroot queen]

we put ours in at the end of last year and it looks like this currently



we had to net it after the badger dug it up three times

[FERDY]

I planted 10 also at the same time on the edge of a raised bed.
As they grew I mouunded light soil over them and the continued to grow through.
I Now have several spears per crown looking just like BQ's photo.
They should last about 15-20 years so it's early days yet.

[barney rubble]

I'm not sure about yellow roots - I certainly haven't disturbed mine, as its their first year and they need to build up strength so you can crop them next year. Mine have put up varying thicknesses of shoots too - from matchstick to pencil thick spears. Again its their first year, so I wouldn't expect broom handle spears. The ferns however have made them top heavy and they are falling over, so on the advice give on here I'm trying them up until they go yelow in the autumn.

[mountainvicar]

I think asparigus is always a bit shakey in it's first year... Iv had several of my new plants' first spears go brown and break off, but more came up to replace them and they seem get get themselfs sroted out in the end.

Week plants are more subseptable to crown rot so make sure that the soil is not acidic... this years babys perked up wonderfully when they had a dose of lime!

eben with its teathing troubles...I still think aspargus is a fantasticaly good value crop and a must for any one!

[Deucecoup]

Yep 1-2 years for your first crop im afraid.