Asparagus

Thick, tasty spears are produced in May and earl

Thick, tasty spears are produced in May and early June which when cooked make a delicious meal. The ferny foliage is also decorative in summer but shouldn`t be use for flower arranging as the plants need their leaves in order to produce succulent young shoots the following spring. Asparagus are ideal for growing in a sheltered sunny area of the vegetable garden or allotment in well prepared ground, to which lots of manure or compost has been added the previous autumn.Position: full sunSoil: moderately-fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: averageOther features: asparagus spears are delicious lightly steamed and served with melted butter; suitable for freezing; disease-resistant variety; asparagus should be allowed to establish into a strong plant before harvestingHardiness: fully hardyGarden care: Keep the area weed free and water plants during dry weather. In autumn cut down the ferny stems once they have turned yellow. Before the spears appear in spring make a ridge of soil over each row an

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