Sowing calendar · Leafy
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis · Espargo, Espárrago, Asperge, Spargel, Asparago, espargos
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- PlantFeb–Apr
- HarvestMar–May
- Spacing
- 120 cm between rows · 40 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 20 cm
- Harvest after
- First crop after ~2 years
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~3 years
Notes
A bed for ten years or more. Plant crowns in a trench, and do not cut spears until the third spring; then cut for six to eight weeks and let the rest grow into ferns.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.