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alpenrose Apr 2018 4:53pm, 20 Apr 2018 32,798 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose Well done Fizz, I thought they took 4 years to establish.
Hanneke Apr 2018 10:44pm, 20 Apr 2018 69,934 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Oh wow Fizz! I grew mine from crowns and it has been hit and miss with most crown not taking, but the three I planted last year seem to have, so with a bit of luck I will have 6 cropping crowns, not just 2...
Flatlander Apr 2018 5:39am, 21 Apr 2018 1,115 posts	Quote Pin Flatlander Han, my asparagus crowns send out underground "spider" roots from which new crowns will form, so in a couple of years time you'll have more plants which can be transplanted. Mine propagate themselves so well that I have to give them away now!
Hanneke Apr 2018 1:01pm, 21 Apr 2018 69,935 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke The first three crowns have been in since 2014... 2 survived and have been cropping well, but 2 crowns don't produce an awful lot of asparagus, so in 2015 I put in 6 more, none survived, in 2016 3 more, 1 survived, in 2017 3 more, 3 survived, so last year I had 2 productive crowns and 4 babies sending out small shoots... I am hoping to have 3 crowns to crop from this year, and 6 next year. There is hooing they will self propagate in the future
Fizz :-) Apr 2018 1:10pm, 21 Apr 2018 2,710 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) I bought a packet of “Ariane” seeds, I think there were 15 seeds. We supposedly could have taken one spear per plant last year, as one year olds, but decided to wait. We currently have 11 crowns, of which nine are producing so far. It probably helps that they’re in a raised bed. I think I’m more proud of them than anything else in the garden And I love the fact that you can practically see them growing
Hanneke Apr 2018 10:34pm, 21 Apr 2018 69,936 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Proud rightly so Fizz I have asparagus envy
Garfield Apr 2018 6:22pm, 22 Apr 2018 8,944 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Wow Fizz!! I'm jealous...when did you have to plant the seeds? I'd love to try my black thumb at it because I love asparagus!
Garfield Apr 2018 6:23pm, 22 Apr 2018 8,945 posts	Quote Pin Garfield I've just read the rest of your initial post...2 years! Still, what time of year is best to plant the seeds?
Fizz :-) Apr 2018 6:36pm, 22 Apr 2018 2,715 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) Spring-ish, as far as I recall, so you're probably not too late to get some in this year.
Flatlander Apr 2018 6:49pm, 22 Apr 2018 1,118 posts	Quote Pin Flatlander rhs.org.uk is a good place to start. Of the pests mentioned, the asparagus beetle will be your worst enemy - see the 2nd half of my blog fetcheveryone.com/blog/37839/2014/5#blog312497