Asparagus Connovers Colossal Item Number: 10201

Unit Price £1.05 QTY

Description A variety that has stood the test of time, thick stalks of mid-green with a superb flavour. Beds will produce good crops for 15-20 years once established.

Seed Count: 100

WHEN TO SOW
April
WHERE TO SOW
In seed bed in shallow rows.
WHEN TO TRANSPLANT
When seedlings are 15cm high thin out to 30cm apart. Transplant following Spring into permanent site 60cm apart. Asparagus can be grown in a wide range of soils and under various climatic conditions, but it thrives in fertile well-drained soils in moist temperate regions that have long growing seasons and sufficient. Asparagus likes full sun or at worse, partial sun.
MATURITY
Shoots will be ready for cutting two years later
HANDY TIP
Asparagus is very tolerant to large temperature variations. When planted closer together the spears will be more slender and the asparagus spears will be more robust when seperated further apart.