Jersey Supreme Asparagus, 25 Crowns

Delight Dinner Guests with Tender, Home-Grown Asparagus

• Harvest fresh, gourmet asparagus from your own garden
• Easy-to-grow, long-lived perennial vegetable crop
• Hybrid variety produces abundant tender spears
• Shipping by growing zone begins in late March and continues through May; please allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery

Jersey Supreme is popular with gardeners because it produces an abundance of succulent spears — 10 pounds or more each year once established. It’s easy to grow, disease-resistant, and tolerates most soils. One-year-old crowns produce a crop the second year. Order early for delivery at the proper time for planting in your growing area. Complete planting instructions included. 25 crowns; will fill a 25-foot row. Hardy in zones 2-9. (Not sure of your zone? Our Zone Finder can help!)

Product Details

• Perennial vegetable will yield for 15 years or more
• Start harvesting the year after planting
• Large graded nursery-grown crowns
• Yield is approx. 10-20 lbs over a 6-8 week period
• Plant in well-drained fertile soil, pH 7.2, full sun

Articles

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  Growing Berries and Asparagus in Raised Beds

  Dreaming of a backyard berry patch? An asparagus bed? Start with a raised bed. A raised bed isolates the perennial crop from invasive weeds and grasses that might creep into the growing area. All have shallow roots that don't compete well with weeds and that can be damaged by aggressive weeding tools.
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  How to Grow Asparagus

  If you love asparagus and want to grow some yourself, waste no time in getting an asparagus bed planted.
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  Asparagus Recipes

  How to cook with just-picked asparagus, including recipes for a savory tart, roasted asparagus, chive sauce and asparagus soup.

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