Asparagus officinalis 'Jersey Giant'
Asparagus 'Jersey Giant'
Asparagus spears are the edible part of the plant, and are the new fat shoots that emerge in Spring. If left, the shoots will produce the fern foliage, and the female plants will produce seed. 'Jersey Giant' is an all-male hybrid with excellent flavour, extra-large spears, and up to twice the yield of standard varieties. It produces medium to large (7-9 inch), green spears with purple bracts.
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Full sun
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Frequent watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Asparagus 'Jersey Giant'
Latin name
Asparagus officinalis 'Jersey Giant'
type
Perennial
family
Asparagaceae
ph
6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.20 M
Asparagus officinalis 'Jersey Giant'
Asparagus spears are the edible part of the plant, and are the new fat shoots that emerge in Spring. If left, the shoots will produce the fern foliage, and the female plants will produce seed. 'Jersey Giant' is an all-male hybrid with excellent flavour, extra-large spears, and up to twice the yield of standard varieties. It produces medium to large (7-9 inch), green spears with purple bracts.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant asparagus crowns in Spring. The bed for asparagus needs to be permanent, so choose your site carefully - asparagus don't start producing edible spears for at least two years after planting, but after that can grow and produce for many years. Weed the patch carefully, and dig a trench 12" wide and 8" deep. Add 4" of manure or compost.Make a ridge approx. 4" high along the middle of the trench, and spread the roots of the crown over this ridge, spacing the plants 18" apart. Cover the roots with soil up to the level where the buds are just visible. Water in, then mulch to keep weed growth down
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