Asparagus- Connover's Colossal
Asparagus officinalis
Rated 5/5 based on 2 reviews.Standard seed packet, 20 seeds
$1.25
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Asparagus- Connover's Colossal
Asparagus officinalis
- Perennial vegetable 150cm
- Old variety from 1873
- Superb flavour
Perennial vegetable growing to 150cm. Thick green spears with purple tips. Superb flavour. Excellent yields. Can be used raw or cooked. Considered a gourmet food. Takes 3 years to produce edible spears but plants last 20 years or more. Very old heirloom variety from 1873.
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
| Sowing Depth: | 10mm |
| When: | Spring |
| Germination: | 14-21 days @ 23-27°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Hardy Perennial |
| Row Spacing: | 110cm |
| Plant Spacing: | 30cm |
| Plant Height: | 150cm |
| Position: | Part or full sun, moist soil |
| Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 1095 days (3 years) |
(Product number: A2-12)
Seeds per gram: 23 seeds
| SKU | A2-12 |
| Shipping Weight | 0.0015kg |
| Botanical name: | Asparagus officinalis |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 20 seeds |
| Seeds per gram: | 23 |
Asparagus- Connover's Colossal
21 November 2020Direct sown and also raised in a pot late Winter in Northern NSW. Took a while (maybe 2 months) for them to come out, actually forgot about them but they're going quite well. The one started in a pot was the fastest grower and I've repotted it recently. Gets knocked around quite a bit with the wind but doesn't seem to be taking it too badly. Gonna be a while before they're ready to eat but didn't really find it too hard to germinate the seeds.
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Growing multiple asparagus
19 April 2019Growing asparagus for the first time along with Mary washington and the Argenteuil. All 3 are going strong, just be warned it does take a fair few weeks to establish. Growing in bulk with vermicompost and cheap potting soil in Autumn so that they can be planted in the ground in spring
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