Jersey Knight Giant Asparagus Plant
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Description
Huge crops! This productive variety will give you impressive yields each and every year. Its extra-large, uniform, tender spears are good for fresh eating, cooking or making salads. Emerges as spears for harvest at desired thickness. Spears mature into feathery soft, fern-like foliage. Cold-hardy and heat-tolerant. Harvest from early April through mid-May. Mostly all-male plants. Self-pollinating.
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | Yellow |
| Fruit Color | Green |
| Fruit Size | Large - Extra Large |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 3 - 10 |
| Pollination | Not Required |
| Ripens/Harvest | Early April To Mid May |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 6.5 - 7.0 |
| Taste | Subacid |
| Texture | Crisp, Crunchy |
| Years to Bear | 3 |
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
Pollination is not required for this variety.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
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Questions & Answers
I am super pleased with both the goji berries. One small plant but it grew very fast! They produced lots of berries in August.the berries are very tiny. We ate a hand full every day for a couple of weeks. I kept them watered all summer . They
are easy to grow. I mulched them and i don't even have to weed.
Bare-root means the plant ships without soil or a pot; the small-gallon container is a pot that contains the crown, rooted in soil.
We plant in the spring and don't start harvesting for a couple of years. Only cut until the end of June, then let grow for until the next spring.
No--but the crowns that came from Starkbros are at least a year old. Allow two growing seasons for the plants to establish themselves. As long as the plants have been at least lightly tended to, you should be able to harvest in your third year--two years after you plant.
Similar in that they're primarily male asparagus plants (the most productive). Jersey Knight is a highly productive variety selected for its large spear size.
Thank you for your question. Our asparagus crowns come in a package of 10, which are one-year-old crowns.
I also get a few females. How can they tell the difference in a one year old root?-They can't.
But I have not noticed any difference in production anyway. Just try to remove the red berries and dispose them or plant them seperately for more home grown asparagus.
Hi Jeff,
I have been growing Jersey Knights for about 20 years. I have been using straw as a mulch (my straw comes from my goat barn, but have used fresh as well), the asparagus pushes through it no problem, the grass does not, with first and second year plants i put a small stake where the plant is, as these sometimes need help to break through, so i need to know where they are. After they are up i pull the straw away from the shoots a fraction. I know there are some who don't like this method, but it has worked for me in CT. - you may need to do some weeding first time around, it all depends how established the grass is - The asparagus can get dug up and re planted, never seems to suffer when i have moved them (early in the year before they sprout)
A raised bed that is at least 12 inches deep would accommodate the crown and root system of the asparagus.
Yes it will spout but since it is the first season the asparagus is very thin, like linguini.
It is not worth eating and you shouldn't. Be patient a wait at least 3 years. Sorry.
Customer Reviews
They are tasty and we all liked it.
Great value
I really like asparagus
Start has excellent plants and this is a good time tested variety of asparagus.
Quality product at a great price.