| i just planted about 20 crowns of Purple Passion asparagus and hope to make my first harvest next year although a friend of mine says the commercial growers take first harvest in 6 months. From seed you're looking at about two years to harvest. The good news is that you can get several harvests a year from your patch since asparagus doesn't go dormant in Hawaii. From what i gather asparagus doesn't like acid soil so you may need to lime. Also appreciates fertile soil high in phosphorus. Since asparagus is a perennial this means you'll need to prepare the final bed well and apply the phosphorus right at the root zone. CTAHR has a great little pub for the home grower-i'll link you to it. i'd love to hear how it goes for you! |
Here is a link that might be useful: What you'll need to know
