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I love asparagus!

12 years ago

Can it be grown in Phoenix? It seems it takes a few years so I'm wondering if it's possible to keep it alive for several years until it's harvestable?

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tracydr
12 years ago
I've heard of a few people being successful at it. Make sure you get an all-male hybrid. Otherwise, you'll have half females which are useless ferns.
Haname
12 years ago
I'm also interested in asparagus and apparently it does grow here. There are two planting calendars that I have, Urban Farm says set transplants Sept. through Nov. U of A Extension says Nov. through Feb.

I put the link to the Urban Farm calendar below. For the other, google "Maricopa planting calendar." I think the one from Urban Farm is more useful than the UofA one. I hope someone who is growing asparagus will tell us how it's done!

Here is a link that might be useful: Low Desert Planting & Harvest Calendar
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ApexAZ
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks! I'm thinking about dedicating a whole bed to them since they seem to live a long time.
Haname
12 years ago
The Urban Farm has Phoenix specific info, and that page has a link to the UofA Master Gardener Manual for more general cultural information.

Here is a link that might be useful: Urban Farm Asparagus

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