[Ice]

I am moving home in the next few weeks and want to take my asparagus with me.  I planted the young crowns about this time last year.  Is there anything I can do or do I have to write them off and start again given that they will be waking up and growing soon?

[Trillium]

You can still dig them easily since they're still so young. As I tell others, dig with a fair bit of soil around the roots and pop into individual large pots that you might get shrubs in from garden centres and water just a little. They'll keep until mid summer with a bit of occasional watering. Keep them in part shade so they get light but not so much that they'll dry out quickly.

If the roots aren't as big as you thought they'd be, then downsize the container a bit. They don't mind a bit of crowding as long as the main crown stays intact.

[mumofstig]

could you pot them up while you're waiting Ice?

Trillium you beat me to it 

[mgf]

I have moved mine a couple of times without any problems - both established ones and 1 year old ones. Moved them again this year about a month ago to their final place (I hope). Broke some of the roots but they seem to recover.

[Ice]

Thank you.  That's a relief that they will be ok.  It's hard enough having to wait two years to harvest let alone starting from square one again.

I'll start to pot them up today.