Description
AsparaBest Asparagus won the 2015 Green Thumb Award from the Direct Gardening Association��this variety is known for more spears, excellent flavor and cold-hardiness. The bareroot crowns and plants are one year old plants. Limit harvest the second year. It will take 3 years for the plants to be strong enough to be fully harvestable. Cut the ferns down to ground level in the Fall once they have turned brown, or in the early Spring before new growth appears. Grows up to 48 inches tall and 18 inches wide – Hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8 Botanical name: Asparagus officinalis ‘UG-9’ Harvest lots more spears��without sacrificing flavor. AsparaBest truly lives up to its name! Its predominantly male plants produce little to no seed and 2 to 3 times more spears than popular Jersey varieties. And, the purple-tipped green spears have an excellent flavor. Developed at an Ontario, Canada University, the late-emerging AsparaBest is unmatched for cold tolerance, but regardless of your climate this delicious variety will produce longer than all other asparagus varieties on the market!
- Space plants approximately 12 in. to 18 in. apart for best results.
- Blooms late spring to early Summer.
- Includes 10 bareroot plants per order.
- Best results, grow in well-drained soil.
- Reaches standard mature height of 12 in. to 22 in.
