Asparagus - Connover's colossal Seeds *RHS* Award high yield
Asparagus - Connover's colossal Seeds *RHS* Award high yield
An excellent variety with bright green spears and deep purple tips that produces an exceptionally high yield. it is best left for two years so that it can grow into a strong plant. Connover's Colossal has been awarded an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.
An open pollinated variety producing a reasonable crop of fairly thick spears.
Qty - 100 seeds
How to grow Asparagus
Sow Spring 1 cm deep in compost, space well apart place in warmth 15-18°c (pre-soak seeds) When they are large enough transplant into small pots - grow on in cool light position. Before planting out harden them off. Plant out in sheltered, sunny spot and in free-draining soil the following Spring 20 cm deep and 30 cm apart
Don't harvest the first two years of growth,
Harvest Late spring to early summer