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Asparagaceae
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Also known as Sparrowgrass, Common asparagus, Garden asparagus, Asparagus tenuifolius
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Vegetable · Edible · Asparagus · Perennial Vegetable · Spring Harvest · Garden Bed · Food Garden · Crown Planting · Homestead
Asparagus is a long-lived perennial vegetable that rewards patience — plants typically begin producing harvestable spears in their second or third year. Plant crowns in well-amended, well-drained soil in a sunny location, and keep the bed consistently moist during the growing season. Feed with a balanced fertilizer each spring and allow fronds to grow out after harvest to replenish the crown for following years.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist, especially during spear production; avoid waterlogging · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Crown
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 17 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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