Asparagus officinalis

A French heirloom that is early and hardy. It has straight dark green spears with a tender purple tip and excellent flavour. Argenteuil tends to be earlier than other asparagus varieties. The French traditionally have used blanched this variety to create a ‘white’ asparagus. Good yields produced over 2-3 months. A perennial vegetable living for 15-20 years, so plenty of years production. 30 seeds.

Hierloom

Sunlight

Full

Frost Resilience

Frost Hardy

Lifespan

Perennial

Climate

Cold

Temperate

Tropics/SubTropics

Germination Period (days)

Sow Method

Direct or Transplant

Sowing Instructions

Sow in trays or direct to garden. Keep moist and warm (takes 4 weeks to germinate). Irrigate and weed well in first year. Provide support in windy positions. Needs well drained soil. In autumn cut off brown ferns and fertilise well and lime in late winter.

Spacing/Spread

0.4 m

Row Space

1 m

ASPARAGUS ‘Argenteuil’