Purple Passion Asparagus Plant

It's a lime dusting to prevent mold in transit. You can plant as-is or rinse to remove the dust prior to planting if you prefer.

Read the asparagus growing guide. The first year, you need to let the plants grow without cutting them. The second year you can do a light harvest, but still need to let most of the stalks go to "fern" so they can continue to grow strong in subsequent years. You can harvest as you wish in the third year. If you don't let your plants go to fern without cutting them for the first two years, you won't have good growth for harvest in later years.

Yes, asparagus can be grown in containers, but it's important to use large containers (at least 18 inches deep and 12 inches across) and to be aware that their lifespan in containers is shorter than when grown in the ground

I planted purple passion asparagus next to the jersey giant asparagus and have encountered no problems so far. Important note: my asparagus are only in their second year in my garden and so are not fully established. Both varieties seem to be doing well but the jersey giant is much larger and productive, as advertised. All 10 root crowns I planted came back this year for jersey giant, 9 out of 10 for purple passion. I left about 3 feet between rows to help keep the varieties separate. Both delicious.

We appreciate you reaching out to us. Because weather and soil conditions vary so much from year to year and even within your zone, it's best to think of your planting time as a range of favorable conditions instead of an exact time.

You can plant new plants and trees:
1) when the ground is not frozen.
2) when daytime temperatures are above freezing (32ºF) and below 90ºF.
3) when extreme weather (blizzard, hail, torrential rain, etc.) is not in the forecast. Be sure to keep plants watered if you're transplanting in warm and/or dry weather.

If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!

Yes, the berry producers are female. Pick them off (do not eat the berries), as you don’t want the plant to put energy into berry production. Good luck! My asparagus is going gang-busters and gave us a nice crop in early summer.

Thank you for your question. Our asparagus crowns come in a package of 10, which are one-year-old crowns.

On my 1-2 year old plants the fern height is 24"-36". Older plants show fern growth 30"-48". My windy location tends to push them over, with no adverse effect observed.

Yes, you can! See YouTuber Hollis and Nancys Homestead channel. He has an excellent series of videos demonstrating the process.

I have read on other web sites that harvesting only during this period will allow the plants to be more productive in the future. By allowing the ferns to grow, it will be replenishing nutrients for future production and result in healthier plants.