Purple Passion Asparagus 10 Roots - Passion in The Garden - Heirloom/No GMOs

Update 1 year later The spears came up earlier this year than they did last year. They were hard to see against the dark mulch at first, so it seemed like I got 8” spears overnight. They seem as happy and healthy as they were last spring. Zone 8a, PNW. Original review Unlike other folks, I had a cold spring. It took three months for these to start coming up, but now they're all happy and ferny. I followed the planting instructions on the University of Minnesota website. These went into a raised bed with some locally sources putting soil. I dug troughs about 10 inches deep. Then I laid down the crowns without doing the spreading out on a mound thing (UMN says research does not support the claim that the octopus method is better). The crown heads were a foot apart. I covered with a couple of inches of soil, then watered the bed. We had a very wet spring, so I didn't touch them again until spears started popping up. Once the spears were a free inches tall. I filled in the troughs. One of my rows has strawberries planned between them, I'm curious how these will compare with the others.

I couldn’t be happier with my purchase of the Purple Passion Asparagus Roots! They arrived in great condition, and all 10 roots have sprouted beautifully in my garden. It’s been amazing watching them grow so quickly, and they are thriving! I couldn’t resist sneaking a few bites, and they are absolutely delicious— tender, and full of flavor. I can’t wait to harvest more. These are truly a gardener’s dream: heirloom, non-GMO, and a perfect addition to any garden. Highly recommend for anyone looking to add something special to their garden!

Update: 6/24 all of the roots sprouted and are going strong in my raised bed. Easy to follow planting instructions. Very healthy and more than 10 roots arrived. I just planted them in the sand/ dirt mixture about 12inches deep so we will see what happens.

Ordered and planted these. Out of the 10 plants only 2 came up. Not sure at this point how they are going to do. Will not buy again.

My asparagus bare roots arrived quickly in excellent packaging. After planting according to instructions with some organic starter fertilizer, the plants have thrived. I planted them seven days ago and already have more than a dozen spears growing. I won’t harvest until next year in order to allow the plants to get established. Great quality, great service and competitive prices.

Plants came up nicely. Excited to see product in a couple years.

These crowns came to me with the several having the beginnings of asparagus spears coming from the tops which made me very hopeful! Here it is, 5 days later and I have 6 or so making their debut! Very excited!

Seems a bit iffy on the ones I got. At least 8 of them had mold on them even though I followed instructions on storing them until it was time to plant. Also a few of them are super brittle and broke off when I was transferring to a bowl to soak in. I’m worried I won’t have a good yield out of these but here goes nothing. I’ll update once I see results.