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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: tim on April 19, 2006, 11:51:10

Title: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: tim on April 19, 2006, 11:51:10
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Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 19, 2006, 12:26:51
I don't remember seeing it - and I'd have my doubts! Mine isn't up yet, let alone galloping away.
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: Merry Tiller on April 19, 2006, 13:00:56
Nope
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: David R on April 19, 2006, 13:52:30
if you look at the spears in the picture they do look a bit thin. Thats probably what you're going to get - if you're lucky
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: tim on April 19, 2006, 14:01:24
Cuttable whatever - in 2 months??

The norm is 2 years??
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: flowerlady on April 19, 2006, 14:39:23
If one were to grow asp. from seed which variety would you choose?
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: luath on April 19, 2006, 14:55:10
I grew mine from seed three years ago now, not sure of the variety.  We had some last year and looking forward to our first proper crop soon.  It is easy froms eed, and germiantes like cress.  I got over 60 plants from one packet; sold and bartered the rest.
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: tim on April 19, 2006, 17:09:08
So - at looooong last - it arrived. 3 weeks late. I had given up!
How does it compare with others?? The roots are 14-16" long.

flowerlady - they're all nice, but grow an early & a late.
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: kitty on April 19, 2006, 17:13:55
we bought ours from dt brown with a coupon(cant remember where that was from-10 crowns for £8,very kindly there were 13 all healthy and strong....cant wait!
yum!
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: Curryandchips on April 19, 2006, 17:47:21
I am growing mine from one year crowns (Marte F1) and donated seed (Martha Washington). Hence my efforts are going to take a minimum of two years, possible three to get initial crops. This advert suggests that I am wasting my time ... or gullible. I prefer to be cynical.
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: cliff_the_gardener on April 19, 2006, 18:28:53
Recently there was a thread on one of the US gardening groups regarding asparagus - they were selling 4 year old crowns and apparently they come into harvest earlier than the standard 1 or 2 yr olds.
Have no personal knowledge of these so it will be good to hear how they perform
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: TEL on April 19, 2006, 18:54:58
Noooooooooooooo :o
Title: Re: And you really, really believed this??
Post by: Hippychick on April 20, 2006, 10:16:25
Miracle asparagus, I think not!!  Not unless thay are older crowns, but then surely you'd expect them to be more expensive than these are advertised at?