[AlistairMcLennan]

Hi,

I received my Asparagus crown from T&M as a special offer, I had not planned to plant them out just yet.  Can I plant them in their planter and put it in the greenhouse?

thanks

[Yorkie]

Why had you not planned to plant them out yet?  They are hardy plants as far as I am aware, so do not need to be under cover.

[leeks r us]

plant them out alistar they will come to no harm as long as you give them a good covering to protect them from frost. Normally they would be planted up in april but thats in the north where i am from.  good tip is to put some well rotted manure below your planting surface this will give them a good feed ,when they get going a top dress once/twice a year with a general purpose feed " growmore or the likes" from then on it will keep them going well. I have had 20 crowns in for ten years now and they are fantastic eating, good luck. hope this helps 
 

[AlistairMcLennan]

Thanks Yorkie & Leeks R Us, it has been helpful.  I assumed, wrongly, since they were bareroot I would need to gently get them used to their new surroundings lol

Thanks for the help. As they say, every day is a school day 

[Janeymiddlewife]

Thanks Yorkie & Leeks R Us, it has been helpful.  I assumed, wrongly, since they were bareroot I would need to gently get them used to their new surroundings lol

Thanks for the help. As they say, every day is a school day 

They are tough, mine survived being dug up by a neighbour in error (long story), chucked in a dustbin over winter, then replanted in Spring when I found them, they still produced, but I left them alone to get over the shock 

[AlistairMcLennan]

LOL Janey,

I assume your neighbour is still your neighbour 

Thanks Yorkie & Leeks R Us, it has been helpful.  I assumed, wrongly, since they were bareroot I would need to gently get them used to their new surroundings lol

Thanks for the help. As they say, every day is a school day 

They are tough, mine survived being dug up by a neighbour in error (long story), chucked in a dustbin over winter, then replanted in Spring when I found them, they still produced, but I left them alone to get over the shock 

[AlistairMcLennan]

Thanks to the advice given, I have now planted my 3 crowns in my planter based on the instruction on the leaflet.

We will wait and see.  I am told that I should not pick any shoots this years then only a few next year, with waiting till 2014 before croping? 

Ta

[Yorkie]

That's right about the cropping from them.