Asparagus- Connovers Colossal

Asparagus- Connovers Colossal

Asparagus officinalis

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• 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
Row Spacing:	110cm
Position:	Part or full sun, moist soil
Plant Spacing:	30cm
Hardiness:	Hardy
Plant Height:	150cm
Days to Maturity/flowering:	1095 days (3 years)
Care:	Male plants produce better thicker spears so female plants should be removed (female plants produce red poisonous berries). Plants die back every winter and re-sprout every spring. Plants should be grown without interference for the first 3 years to establish a strong root structure, once this is done plants will start producing thick spears that can be cut at ground level as they appear. Plants last 20 years or more.

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