Sowing calendar · Leafy
Wild asparagus
Asparagus acutifolius · Espargo-bravo, Espárrago triguero, Asperge sauvage, Spitzblättriger Spargel, Asparago selvatico, espargo bravo
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- PlantNov–Mar
- HarvestFeb–Apr
- Spacing
- 100 cm between rows · 50 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 10 cm
- Harvest after
- First crop after ~3 years
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~2 years
Notes
A spiny, climbing native of Mediterranean scrub, olive groves and hedges in the centre and south of Portugal. After the spring rains, from about February to April, it sends up thin, dark, slightly bitter spears: snap off only the tender top part and leave some shoots to feed the plant. It suits a dry, sunny hedge or the foot of an olive tree, and needs no watering once established; classic in scrambled eggs and migas.
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.