henny penny Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Does any one have experience of growing asparagus in pots? I have tried several times on the allotment but to no avail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm no Alan Titchmarsh I'm afraid but I remember watching 'Jamie at home' when he was planting asparagus. Wasn't in pots, was in a good sized raised bed. I remember his gardener saying to him that they'll need over two years to grow before you can harvest them. Maybe thats why they may not do well in pots? I found this and this that may be useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 They need a good foot deep of soil, pots may not be ideal but a longer deep trough may be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara.F Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Asparagus do need a good sized trench to grow in eventually. However, since you won't be getting a crop off them for a few years (three for a decent crop) some people plant them in pots and transplant into their trench in the autumn of year two so that the space can be used more productively with annuals untill the asparagus actually need it. sorry, that was a really long sentence and hard to read, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Clever! I like that idea, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
