Planting & Growing Asparagus Crowns in Containers, 12/3/21

#Asparagus #GrowAlong #PlantAsparagus
Paul's How to Grow video today is all about planting Asparagus Crowns in containers; the variety is Backlim. Though growing in containers / pots will shorten the life compared to growing in the ground we are hopeful of a good three or four years of harvests from these container grown Asparagus plants. This video is part of Paul's Grow Along series of what to sow and grow each month.
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[@WhatVivididnext]

Ooooh, interesting stuff.....I've never grown them, haven't got a clue so this was great to see. I hope they do really well for you. How lovely to revisit a plant after all these years. Lovely. 😊

[@paulsavident]

It is so long since I grew them, and when I got to the splaying of the roots bit I had to start filming again... me doing it took me 46 years back to doing it with dad and the tears started flowing. 🤗

[@WhatVivididnext]

@@paulsavident Awww, bless you lovely. The simplest thing triggering such beautiful memories. XXX ❤

[@patriciajustice5299]

Aw Paul,such lovely memories of your dad.Anything can make tears flow for my son... Take care,♥️👵

[@paulsavident]

@@patriciajustice5299 👍🤗👍

[@GeraldineRowe]

Good luck. I put in 10 asparagus crowns in March/April 2019. Didn't take anything that year of course, but only got about three spears last year. We just ate them raw on the plot and they were one of the most delicious things I've ever tasted. So much better than shop bought. I manured the bed a week or so ago and I'm hoping for a bigger crop this year.

[@paulsavident]

Our favourite way of cooking asparagus is... not cooking it!! 👍😊👍 We much prefer asparagus raw in salads... fingers crossed! 🤞

[@louiserushworth6840]

Perfect timing, I've just been preparing an asparagus bed and have ordered some crowns. First time growing it, looking forward to those lovely spears! Thank you for all your videos, love your channel.

[@paulsavident]

Yay for perfect timing!! 👍😊👍 We sowed some seeds a few years back which we sold at the Hanwell Carnival to raise funds for the allotment association. 👍 I can't believe it's 46 years since I last handled Asparagus Crowns though! 🤗

[@denisefalusi8070]

Hi Paul, good project, I guess in about 3yrs you could start another few tubs so when these end their production time, tou already have others to harvest from, then start again with the old 5ur old tubs, I may try this myself as I also have limited space for now. Have a great weekend ❤🍁

[@paulsavident]

Well, next year I plan to sow some Asparagus seeds which I can then grow on into crowns to potentially replace the ones in containers in a good few years time. 👍🤞👍

[@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow]

Thanks for sharing your video! Your garden is beautiful. I’m a gardener too and I’m researching all the things I can grow in containers. I’m happy it led me to find you. I’m so happy it did your channel has so much to offer! This is very helpful. Thanks for teaching me something new. I hope we can learn more from each other as we grow our gardens and our channels!

[@carolinegray3150]

Nice listening and watching too

[@paulsavident]

Thanks Caroline. 👍

[@patriciajustice5299]

Great tips as always,Paul.👵♥️

[@paulsavident]

Thanks Patricia. 👍😊👍

[@crazysquirrel9425]

55 gal plastic drum. Fill 2/3 with dry fall leaves. Pour urine on the leaves for a couple weeks. Mash down a bit and add some water. Put in a layer of used coffee grounds on top. Sprinkle some desired fertilizer on the grounds. LIGHTLY. Fish emulsion is supposed to work well. Fill with 3" of potting soil, plant crowns, and cover with another 3-4 inches of potting soil. When they get several inches above the soil, add in the rest of the potting soil to fill the drum. Be sure to make some 1" holes staggered around the drum to let air in. As leaves rot, they make a rich compost. Everything will eventually settle so keep adding in more compost/leaf mold, potting soil every few months. Water well initially. And again if dry (finger depth or so). Be sure to have the bung hole open in the bottom of the barrel. Or make at least one for drainage. Barrel should mimic being in the ground, easier weeding and harvesting (no bending). Easier watering too for many folks. You can also plant a companion crop in the same barrel if desired. Something shallow rooted so as to not take much from the soil. Shades the soil to slow evaporation on hot dry days. Can repel pests and actually resemble a big flower planter. You could do this with a 30 gallon plastic trash can (Rubbermaid) as well.

[@christykulwicki4323]

Love the grow alongs !!!!!

[@paulsavident]

Thanks Christy. Glad you are enjoying them. 🤗

[@lorraineowen7978]

Ooow I like the idea of this in a bucket Paul... Thank you for sharing 😀

[@paulsavident]

Fab Lorraine, do make sure you put holes in the bucket if there are not any already. 👍🤗👍

[@lorraineowen7978]

@@paulsavident will do thanks Paul 👍

[@mollysmith6055]

Thank you for sharing this great idea with us out here. I had never considered asparagus crowns in containers, cool! This looks like a great project, thank you for the idea.

[@paulsavident]

Thanks Molly. Much appreciated, and let us know how you get on. 👍😊👍

[@trollforge]

Awesome gift from a subscriber!

[@paulsavident]

Indeed, and a well discussed one before purchase to make sure this generous gift would work for us. 👍🤗🤞

[@beverley1539]

Hi Paul. Just had some lovely asparagus last night for dinner. However don’t think I will grow,don’t have the space for a crop like that sorry to say. Take care Ontario Canada 🐝

[@paulsavident]

Thanks Beverley. As we have some space on another plot to grow maincrop potatoes this year, and earlies are going in a raised bed, we have that space of last year's earlies we can use. 🤞

[@Happy-lk9yr]

Lovely!!!!asparagus foliage is beautiful!!!!!great buckets!!!!!they Look Like little octopuses !!!!so cute!!!!did you have a good potatoe harvest in those? Take care & thank you🐝☀️💚

[@paulsavident]

Thank you! 👍 I would say our potato harvest was good, not great. Potato harvests from growing in containers have always been 'not quite as much as I would have liked'. 🤔

[@Happy-lk9yr]

@@paulsavident good to Know,thanks...will TRy my potatoes in buckets....let's See....It's Always wonderful to See sth growing....

[@kengurooable]

Thank you for the video, it was very helpful! Could you please explain why planting them in the pots shorten their life so much? I can't really plant them anywhere else, so do not have any choice. Another question: I don't have any manure but I can buy blood and bone fertiliser or seasol. Would that suffice?

[@paulsavident]

It's simply that asparagus develops a complex and potentially large root system so they get constrained by the pot, as they would likely not be in the ground. 👍 Being vegetarian I would not use your first fertiliser choice, and I believe more potassium is needed so would go with the seasol option. 👍😊👍

[@kengurooable]

@@paulsavident thank you very much! I'll use seasol then.

[@deirdrecollins3987]

Your Dad was a pioneer Paul! Never knew you could grow asparagus in a container. Thanks for sharing! Can you transfer to the plants into the ground or if they are grown in a container then they have to stay?

[@paulsavident]

You know what Deirdre, I agree with you. 🤗 He, and mum, taught me so much of green-fingered and red-hearted life. ♥️ The three of us were fortunate sons. 👍😊👍

[@paulsavident]

Oh, and on the transferring to the ground... have you been spying on my long term notes? 🤔 I have that planned for two pots in 2023!! 🤣

[@deirdrecollins3987]

Awesome! Thanks Paul. Have a lovely evening. V cold here. All 4 seasons here today from cold lashing rain, sleet, snow, high wind and gorgeous sunshine. Typical March madness!

[@sandrinefresne6575]

Hi Paul. I grow Mooli radishes and Lungo Rosso in olives cans that are tall ... cash and carry size stuff ! I have started my salsify and fennel in long cardboard tubes and placed them in buckets ... I will plant them in soil when they are big enough , hopefully the roots won’t be disturbed . I love asparagus but don’t grow them . My allotment plot is very small I.e half a plot ! 😭 😭

[@GeraldineRowe]

I'm trying salsify for the first time this year.

[@sandrinefresne6575]

@@GeraldineRowe me too . I liked them in tins when I was young so I want to see. . And it’s different, unusual.

[@paulsavident]

Enjoy that type of canning!! 👍🤗👍 Do share pics on PV as I would love to know how those Mooli get on. 👍 We did some a few years back and they were... interesting... 🤣

[@sandrinefresne6575]

@@paulsavident oh oh interesting in a funny way ?! Hopefully they taste nice

[@JonTanOsb]

I didn't even know you could get crowns to plant. I've always used seeds. They didn't take last time I planted. Maybe this year. I remember asparagus bushes growing on the south side of the house as a kid. We rarely harvested in time for the tender stalks, so we ended up with wonderful bushes. I don't mind waiting a couple of years to harvest if I get the lovely fronds to look at. ~ Jon in rural BC, Canada

[@paulsavident]

Happy memories! 👍 I will be sowing seeds in a few years to grow crowns to replace these as they get older. 🤞

[@stephenbrammall2565]

Hmmm, most interesting growing them in tubs, roughly how many Asparagus shoots will you get from each crown Paul ?..My wife is always asking about growing it as she is the one that enjoys it and this way might be something for me to do..

[@paulsavident]

I would expect 10 per crown after two years and 15-20 after that; 15-25 if in the ground. 👍

[@stephenbrammall2565]

That's a good return investment for 1 crown for sure Paul...

[@paulsavident]

@@stephenbrammall2565 well worth giving a few a go. 👍

[@jimeagle8956]

Do Do 9:19

[@njf669x]

How Much Asparagus can you get from one grown..?

[@paulsavident]

In the ground around 20+ spears a year, though in pots I am hoping for a minimum of a dozen a year, maybe even as many as when in the ground if I look after them well and top up with good mulch each year, plus well rotted horse manure. 🤞

[@bluedazz]

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[@paulsavident]

I agree, that is ludicrous. 😳 We were watching one of Vivi's the other day and the ad said it was over two hours long!! 🙄 However, just for info you only need to watch the first 30 seconds or so of each ad for us to get the few cents we do. 👍👍

[@paulsavident]

Or the whole ad if it is shorter than 30 seconds. 👍

[@bluedazz]

@@paulsavident Okay good to know.