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How to grow Asparagus plant growing and care:
Mulch, sandy or light soil, well-drained soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Crowns
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easier
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Winter (Crowns in hot area), Spring to summer for the plants
Pests and diseases:
Asparagus plant beetle
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
In the end of the season
Size of the plant?
0.5-1 m, 20-40 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
White to yellowish flower that are in bell shape
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible shoots
Shoots harvest season:
Spring / Summer
Shoots pests or diseases :
Asparagus beetle
What can be done with big quantities of Asparagus plant shoots?
Cooked, pickle, salad, eaten raw
Work requirements on the shoots:
Harvest in the right moment to young itβs not good to eat to old fibrous
How long does it take to bear shoots?
3 years from seeds, from crown 1 season
Scientific name:
Asparagus officinalis
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Categories
Blooming Seasons
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Cooked Eaten raw Salad Vegetables
Flower colors
White flower Yellow flower
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Spring Harvest Summer Harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Slow growing plants
Plant life-form
Deciduous Herbaceous Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Edible plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Spring Planting Summer planting Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Big amount of water Regularly water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9