Asparagus, Jersey Knight

Jersey Knight Asparagus

Product Description:

A prodigious producer, this hardy variety offers up a bounty of large, tender, especially delicious spears. It is remarkably disease-resistant and thrives in pretty much any soil type, even heavy clay.

Asparagus may be grown from seed sown early indoors and transplanted outside after frost, from seed sown directly in the garden, from transplanted seedlings in fall or from year-old bare roots in spring.

Highly productive plants adapt and grow in any garden soil.

Asparagus officinalis

Days To Maturity: 730 days

Fruit Size: 8 inches

Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun

Spread: 15-18 inches

Height: 48-60 inches

Sow Method: Direct Sow

Planting Time: Spring

Thin: 18 inches

Sow Time: 2-4 weeks

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Asparagus, Mary Washington

Mary Washington Asparagus

Product Description

 The Mary Washington is the classic asparagus. This variety is a high-yield perennial vegetable, and should provide a bountiful harvest for several years to come. Plant Mary Washington Asparagus vegetable seeds in full to partial sun in well-drained soil.

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Facts

 

 Name: Mary Washington Asparagus

 Botanical Name: Asparagus officinalis "Mary Washington"

 Type: Heirloom

 Size at Maturity: 36" - 48"

 Days to Maturity: Light cuttings in 2 years; Regular cuttings thereafter

 Light Requirement: Full Sun

 Planting Time: Warm Season

 Sowing Method: Direct Sow

 Planting Depth: 1"

 Plant Spacing: 18"

 Seeds per Pound: NA

 Hardiness Zones: All

 Ships: Year-round

 Average Seeds Per Packet: 80-90

 

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