Overview

Embark on a rewarding gardening journey with Pacific Purple asparagus crowns, offering a unique and delicious addition to any home garden. This listing provides 10 high-quality, organically grown asparagus 2-year crowns, ready to establish themselves in your soil. These bare root plants are specially selected for their vigor and potential for abundant harvests. The Pacific Purple variety is renowned for its strikingly sweet flavor and tender texture, making it a gourmet choice for culinary enthusiasts. Unlike green varieties, its purple color indicates a higher anthocyanin content, providing both visual appeal and potential health benefits. Ideal for gardeners seeking a productive and flavorful perennial vegetable, these 2 year asparagus plants are a fantastic investment for long-term enjoyment.

The Pacific Purple asparagus crowns are a hybrid variety that thrives particularly well in warmer climates, though they are adaptable to a wide range of zones. Their robust nature ensures a strong start, and with proper care, they will produce bountiful spears for many years. Growing your own sweet asparagus ensures a fresh, high-quality product right from your backyard, offering unparalleled taste compared to store-bought options. These crowns are an excellent choice for both novice and experienced gardeners looking to expand their edible landscape.

Key Benefits

Growing your own Pacific Purple asparagus crowns offers a multitude of advantages, from culinary delight to garden aesthetics. Discover why these plants are a must-have for your garden:

• Superior Sweetness and Flavor: The Pacific Purple variety is celebrated for its exceptionally sweet and nutty taste, making it a premium choice for any meal. Its tender texture and lack of fibrousness ensure a delightful eating experience, whether eaten raw or cooked.
• High Yield Potential: This hybrid is known for its impressive productivity, especially when planted in high density. You can expect a generous harvest of first-class spears, providing plenty for fresh consumption and preservation.
• Adaptable to Warm Climates: While many asparagus varieties prefer cooler regions, Pacific Purple performs exceptionally well in warmer zones, expanding the possibilities for gardeners in diverse climates. Its resilience ensures a healthy growth cycle.
• Attractive Purple Color: The vibrant purple hue of the spears adds a sophisticated touch to your garden and plate. This natural coloration is due to anthocyanins, which are beneficial antioxidants.
• Long-Term Perennial Harvest: Once established, these 2 year asparagus plants will produce delicious spears for 15-20 years or more, offering a sustainable and consistent source of fresh produce with minimal annual effort.
• Organically Grown for Purity: These organically grown asparagus crowns ensure you are starting with healthy, chemical-free plants, contributing to a pure and natural harvest for your family.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Pacific Purple asparagus crowns is straightforward, leading to years of delicious harvests. These bare root asparagus plants arrive dormant and ready for planting. Choose a site with full sun (at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily) and well-drained soil. Asparagus prefers a soil pH level between 6.5 and 7.0, so it’s beneficial to test your soil and amend it if necessary. Dig a trench about 6-8 inches deep and 12 inches wide. Create a mound of soil in the center of the trench and spread the roots of each crown over the mound. Space crowns 12-18 inches apart to allow ample room for growth.

Cover the crowns with about 2 inches of soil, gently firming it around the roots. As the spears grow, gradually add more soil to fill the trench, leaving the tips exposed. Water thoroughly after planting. During the first two years, focus on establishing a strong root system by allowing the ferns to grow fully and refraining from harvesting. This patience will be rewarded with robust production in subsequent years. Fertilize annually in early spring with a balanced fertilizer or compost. Keep the bed free of weeds, as asparagus does not compete well with them. These plants are cold hardy and thrive in USDA Zones 3-10, making sweet asparagus accessible to many gardeners.

Size & Details

This offering includes 10 individual Pacific Purple asparagus crowns, each a robust 2-year-old bare root plant. These crowns are shipped dormant, ensuring they handle transit well and are ready for planting upon arrival. They are carefully inspected to ensure the highest quality. Once planted, asparagus plants typically take 3 years to bear a significant harvest, with the first year focused on root establishment and the second on fern growth. However, these 2-year-old crowns give you a head start, meaning you could see a light harvest in the second year after planting.

Mature plants will produce spears that can reach heights of 25-30cm before the tips begin to open, ensuring a high percentage of first-class product. We recommend spacing these plants 12-18 inches apart to ensure ample room for their extensive root systems and vigorous fern growth. The taste profile is distinctly nutty and sweet, with a firm, smooth texture, making them a gourmet treat. With proper care, these plants will continue to yield for many years, providing a consistent supply of delicious, organically grown asparagus.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big do these asparagus plants get? A: Each Pacific Purple asparagus crowns plant will produce spears that can grow 25-30cm (approximately 10-12 inches) tall before opening. The fern-like foliage can reach 4-6 feet in height during the growing season.
• Q: Are these an indoor or outdoor plant? A: Asparagus is an outdoor perennial vegetable. These 2 year asparagus plants require a full sun location in your garden to thrive and produce well.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For optimal growth and yield, bare root asparagus plants need a location that receives full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? Is it good for beginners? A: While asparagus requires some patience in the first couple of years before harvesting, it is generally considered easy to care for once established. It’s a great choice for beginners willing to wait for the rewarding harvest of sweet asparagus.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? Is it shipped in soil? A: Your Pacific Purple asparagus crowns will arrive dormant and bare root, meaning they will not have soil attached. This is the standard and safest way to ship perennial crowns for planting.
• Q: When is the best time to plant these crowns? A: The best time to plant dormant organically grown asparagus crowns is in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked and after the last hard frost.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? What’s the minimum temperature? A: This variety is hardy and suitable for USDA Zones 3-10. It will survive winter by going dormant and re-emerging in spring, tolerating cold temperatures well within this range.
• Q: How long until I can harvest asparagus? A: Since these are 2 year asparagus plants, you may be able to take a very light harvest in the second growing season after planting. A full harvest typically begins in the third year after planting.
• Q: What type of soil do these crowns need? A: Pacific Purple asparagus crowns thrive in well-drained soil with a pH between 6.5 and 7.0. Amending heavy clay soils with organic matter can improve drainage.
• Q: Can I grow this asparagus in a container? A: While technically possible, growing asparagus in containers is challenging due to its extensive root system. It’s generally recommended for in-ground garden beds to achieve the best results and yield of sweet asparagus.