Posted by ~Brian~ on April 26, 2010, 9:42 am
My wife who absolutely loves asparagus, has asked me could we grow some
ourselves (expensive to purchase from shops). I've had a look around and see
that the crowns are quite reasonably priced (Dobbies £1.99 per Crown) so
that's not a problem.
My query is this - how many crowns would be suitable (only the two of us),
and are there any obvious pitfalls that can be avoided by a newcomer to
growing this veg?
Regards
Brian :-)
Posted by ~Brian~ on April 26, 2010, 9:43 am
~Brian~ wrote:
> My wife who absolutely loves asparagus, has asked me could we grow
> some ourselves (expensive to purchase from shops). I've had a look
> around and see that the crowns are quite reasonably priced (Dobbies
> £1.99 per Crown) so that's not a problem.
> My query is this - how many crowns would be suitable (only the two of
> us), and are there any obvious pitfalls that can be avoided by a
> newcomer to growing this veg?
> Regards
> Brian :-)
I live in South East Kent by the way.
Posted by David Rance on April 26, 2010, 10:05 am
On Mon, 26 Apr 2010, ~Brian~ wrote:
>My wife who absolutely loves asparagus, has asked me could we grow some
>ourselves (expensive to purchase from shops). I've had a look around and see
>that the crowns are quite reasonably priced (Dobbies £1.99 per Crown) so
>that's not a problem.
>My query is this - how many crowns would be suitable (only the two of us),
>and are there any obvious pitfalls that can be avoided by a newcomer to
>growing this veg?
Not an answer but I would also like to know as I have been meaning to
plant some crowns for some years now and never got round to it.
Incidentally I've just returned from Vienna (and, yes, I got delayed for
a week along with everyone else!) and usually at this time of year the
"Spargel" season is well under way with just about every restaurant
offering all kinds of Spargel dishes. This year - nothing. It seems to
be very late. Instead they are offering, as a seasonal, "Baerlauch". I
would give you the English if I knew what it was but it's a kind of wild
garlic.
David
--
David Rance
writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France
Posted by Gopher on April 26, 2010, 10:58 am
>On Mon, 26 Apr 2010, ~Brian~ wrote:
>>My wife who absolutely loves asparagus, has asked me could we grow some
>>ourselves (expensive to purchase from shops). I've had a look around and see
>>that the crowns are quite reasonably priced (Dobbies £1.99 per Crown) so
>>that's not a problem.
>>My query is this - how many crowns would be suitable (only the two of us),
>>and are there any obvious pitfalls that can be avoided by a newcomer to
>>growing this veg?
>Not an answer but I would also like to know as I have been meaning to
>plant some crowns for some years now and never got round to it.
>Incidentally I've just returned from Vienna (and, yes, I got delayed
>for a week along with everyone else!) and usually at this time of year
>the "Spargel" season is well under way with just about every restaurant
>offering all kinds of Spargel dishes. This year - nothing. It seems to
>be very late. Instead they are offering, as a seasonal, "Baerlauch". I
>would give you the English if I knew what it was but it's a kind of
>wild garlic.
>David
Bauerlauch _is_ wild garlic (wood garlic, ramsons, buckram etc.)
--
Gopher .... I know my place!
Posted by David Rance on April 26, 2010, 11:14 am
On Mon, 26 Apr 2010, Gopher wrote:
>>>My query is this - how many crowns would be suitable (only the two of us),
>>>and are there any obvious pitfalls that can be avoided by a newcomer to
>>>growing this veg?
>>
>>Not an answer but I would also like to know as I have been meaning to
>>plant some crowns for some years now and never got round to it.
>>
>>Incidentally I've just returned from Vienna (and, yes, I got delayed
>>for a week along with everyone else!) and usually at this time of year
>>the "Spargel" season is well under way with just about every
>>restaurant offering all kinds of Spargel dishes. This year - nothing.
>>It seems to be very late. Instead they are offering, as a seasonal,
>>"Baerlauch". I would give you the English if I knew what it was but
>>it's a kind of wild garlic.
>>
>Bauerlauch _is_ wild garlic (wood garlic, ramsons, buckram etc.)
Hmm, Baerlauch (actually Bärlauch) must be an Austrian corruption then
because it was always spelled thus.
Bärlauch is broadleaved. I've had some wild garlic in my garden which
was narrow leaved.
David
--
David Rance
writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France
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> some ourselves (expensive to purchase from shops). I've had a look
> around and see that the crowns are quite reasonably priced (Dobbies
> £1.99 per Crown) so that's not a problem.
> My query is this - how many crowns would be suitable (only the two of
> us), and are there any obvious pitfalls that can be avoided by a
> newcomer to growing this veg?
> Regards
> Brian :-)