Mary Washington Asparagus
A perennial vegetable, plant them once and enjoy these delicious spears season after season. Initial cuttings will be ready in two years, and then annually after. Asparagus is worth waiting for. Healthy and succulent, grill or freeze to save your harvest!
Start indoors 8-12 weeks and keep moist. Seedlings emerge in 10-14 days. Alternately, direct sow in the spring when soil is 60° or warmer. Harden off and move outside to a bed that will not be disturbed when seedlings are 6-10 inches tall. Do not harvest the first year. Wait until late fall to cut tops for the following years regrowth. Harvest in 24 months.
SEED INFORMATION:
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Lifecycle: perennial (vegetable)
- Sowing Method: transplant or direct sow
- Time to Maturity/Harvest: 24 months
- Sun Requirement: Full Sun is Ideal
- Germination: 60°F or warmer
- Spacing: 2"
- Depth: 1/2"
- Height: 9"
- Seeds/Oz: 360
- Lbs./Acre: 1
- Uses: eating and freezing, full of nutrients including fiber, folate and vitamins A, C and K
- Heirloom Year: 1900 Heirloom
- Plant Scientific Name: Asparagus officinalis
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