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Jersey Knight Asparagus Crowns produce tender, delicious stalks with the best spear quality. The tips will stay tight past harvest. Because it is mostly an all-male variety, there are very few berries. It is a mid-season producer that grows well in warmer climates. Jersey Knight offers resistance to diseases such as root rot, rust and fusarium. Ready for some fresh asparagus? Many of our 2 – 3 year-old sized crowns will produce harvestable spears the same year you plant them!
Included with each order is our all-natural phosphate fertilizer that will get your asparagus crowns growing quickly, along with detailed planting instructions.
Asparagus Crowns Companion Plants: Basil, Parsley, Tomatoes
Jersey Knight Asparagus Plant Care Instructions: Spears can be harvested once they are as thick as a pencil. Stop harvesting as the spears become tough and the tops start opening. Leave them grow and fern out for the rest of the year. They can be cut back to the ground after the first hard frost, or it can be done in early spring before the new growth starts.
When to harvest: When spears are 6-8 inches tall
Production Time: Multiply Pickings
Habit: Upright
Plant Used for: Food Production
Disease Resistance: Cercospora Blight (C), Fusarium Crown and Root Rot (FOR), Common Rust (R)
Plant Type: Hybrid
Overwinter Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Watering Needs: When the top 1-2 inches of soil are dry
Soil Properties: Well-drained
Tolerates: Sandy soil, Salty soil
Fertilizer: When transplanted and then once every Spring
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