[ziggywigs]

Soo excited...cos my first spears of the pacific purples are showing through the ground...no sign yet of Gunjilm but hopefully not far behind.  

[muntjac]

blooming nora . are they inside?

[ziggywigs]

Nope ootside in the chilly Highlands.  Planted my bed last year.  Was more than a little surprised to see them this early this far north, i've about six or seven spears just poking through.  Should they be later?

Here's a pic...bit fuzzy  but you can see my little spear...

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[muntjac]

well mine havent even thought of getting out of bed  and wont til may  check search for my asparagus beds lolo

[ziggywigs]

Not sure to be pleased or worried - Munty.  

They're in a part of the garden that gets sun all day  but then at night we've been getting the frosts...maybe i've got Viking Asparagus!  

[muntjac]

you sure have hon ,, id be tempted to be covering em with lemonade bottles to protect em

[ziggywigs]

Thanks Munty will do.  

[WG.]

Nope ootside in the chilly Highlands.  Planted my bed last year.  Was more than a little surprised to see them this early this far north

The warm water of the Gulf Stream (actually the North Atlantic Drift), swirls around the top of the Shetlands and hits the East Coast right about where you are Ziggy.   The fact that you are about 10ft from the sea helps a lot too.

[ziggywigs]

Thanks WG....it has been warmer - well when the sun shines that is...i was sat in the sun today as it was soo warm...but when it goes boy does the temp plummet.  

[agapanthus]

Soo excited...cos my first spears of the pacific purples are showing through the ground...no sign yet of Gunjilm but hopefully not far behind.  

I found one too today!! :0

[muntjac]

blooming eck its sprouting all over . im gonna go n check mine the morrows sure cant afford to have mine hit with frost . i wil be cutting any spears off if they are up , mind the weather man says its gonanbe warm this week here  :roll:

[ziggywigs]

If you cut the spears off Munty......do they grow back or just put up other ones?

[muntjac]

ermmmmmmmmm . :roll: . thunking carefully here as sparrowgrass is and has been said to be  a afrodizzyache  and also a phallic symbol  :oops: ........... ok sorted you cut em off .. they do not grow back .....

[ziggywigs]

    Thanks Munty.

[jo.power]

Hello thought I would join you on this one.  Just got very first allotment plot and have 4 spears poking through not sure however what or how I should be looking after them.  Please help from some one who should be called clueless not Jo.