This has come up nicely -every root I put in has sprouted up an asparagus frond-I sure wish I could’ve eaten them this year but of course I can’t - I will be excited to see what will happen next year!! I am very pleased.

The roots arrived well packaged. I soaked them in compost tea for an hour and planted them in a trench and they all came up within a couple weeks.

Planted these as directed with trenching and compost this spring and they are doing very well so far. Maybe well enough for a harvest next year! I add a light coffee ground top dressing occasionally to help our more alkaline soil.

5 of 6 crowns are growing so far and I have confidence the 6th will break ground soon.

Purchased 3 bags for a total of 18 two year Jersey Giant root stock. Planted them about a week after receiving them into a prepared raised bed with drip irrigation on 4/20/24. I dusted the roots in a rooting hormone and 17 of 18 sprouted and appear to be doing really well. As of this post, most of the plants are over a foot tall and leafing out. I’m in Bentonville, AR (USDA zone 6b).



Dug a trench about 6 inches deep and planted about 16 inches apart. Backfilled the trench with 3 inches of soil and continued backfilling as the asparagus sprouted. I covered the bed with about two inches of straw for moisture retention and weed control.



Eventually all harvested asparagus will be given to a local program for folks experiencing food insecurity as part of our local County Master Gardener program. I’m really satisfied with this root stock and hoping they survive over the next two years…worth the wait for a perennial vegetable.



I definitely recommend this product! Already ordered more for another bed.