A brilliant collection of modern, heavy cropping varieties, they will ensure a long period for harvesting the very best of top quality asparagus.
This all round collection includes the white Vittorioas, 2 green varieties and the appealing purple-spears, ideal for adding colour and flavour to any plate.
Height: 150cm (59"). Spread: 45cm (18").
Asparagus collection comprises:
Asparagus Mondeo - Delicious spears with superb flavour and good disease resistance.
Asparagus Burgundine – Purplespears with a lower lignin content which can be eaten raw or lightly steamed.
Asparagus Gijnlim - A reliable variety producing delicious green spears with dark purple tips, from early on in the season.
Asparagus Vittorio - Developed primarily for the white asparagus market, where crops are earthed up by mounding soil around them to produce a tender, white spear.
Growing Information
Prepare permanent asparagus beds well in advance of receiving your order so that the crowns can be planted without delay. Choose a sheltered position in full sun. Asparagus beds should be richly fertile and well drained. Remove all weeds, and incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil to improve soil structure and fertility. On cold, wet soils the addition of sharp sand or grit will help to improve drainage.
Dig long trenches, 20cm (10") deep by 30cm (12") wide, and fill the bottom of the trench with 7cm (3") of well rotted manure or garden compost. Mound up soil on top of the manure to form a ridge along the length of the trench and place the asparagus crowns on top of ridge with their roots draped over the edge of the ridge at a distance of 45cm (18") apart. Cover the crowns with 7cm (3") of soil and firm them into their positions.
