I recently bought one Millennium and one Jersey Knight crown(s?) in 12" pots to try and grow asparagus in containers. I have no garden space. The nursery suggested that:
(a) You CAN grow asparagus in containers, though everything I've read suggests they'll be less productive, for fewer years
(b) I should not disturb the plants this growing season until everything dies back, but that in the fall I can transfer them to larger containers.
My plan is to put them into 2 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft cedar planters.
If anyone has any experience, advice, or warnings, I'd be glad to hear. I'm on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Zone 7b (although sources vary)
I recently bought one Millennium and one Jersey Knight crown(s?) in 12" pots to try and grow asparagus in containers. I have no garden space. The nursery suggested that:
(a) You CAN grow asparagus in containers, though everything I've read suggests they'll be less productive, for fewer years
(b) I should not disturb the plants this growing season until everything dies back, but that in the fall I can transfer them to larger containers.
My plan is to put them into 2 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft cedar planters.
If anyone has any experience, advice, or warnings, I'd be glad to hear. I'm on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Zone 7b (although sources vary)