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Hi all.
Do asparagus need full sun, also can they be grown in large pots?.
Regards
Simon.
Do asparagus need full sun, also can they be grown in large pots?.
Regards
Simon.
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The BBC says not suitable for containers, Jamie Oliver says you can, but then I'll never forget him telling us that potatoes were "really quite hardy" plants
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...tubs_4487.html
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I think you can probably start them off for 4-5 yrs in a large, deep pot- but to be honest their root systems grow very wide and very deep ( I'm talking of several feet here
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If you hinder their roots then I would have thought that eventually they won't crop as well as they are potentially capable of.
...Just the thoughts of a rambling old biddy/greek waiter
Last edited by Nicos; 17-03-2012, 12:53 PM."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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How deep do Asparagus go? I feel like they are shallow and spreading rather than deep. If I was tempted to try growing them in containers I feel like something long and low would be better than a pot - something shaped like underbed storage boxes if a UV stable version could be found. Basically a raised bed with a bottom.
Hehe, googled "long low uv stable boxes" and got roof boxes...
EDIT but I wouldn't. Mine are in the ground.Last edited by Kaiya; 17-03-2012, 04:34 PM.Proud member of the Nutters Club.
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Ah well
...hmmm...take a look at this! (for a 6yr old plant!)
It says 10 feet deep by 12 foot across
Of course that's not the majority of the roots- but have a look at the diagram in here to give you a better idea of the main root ball size...
Root Development of Vegetable Crops: Chapter VILast edited by Nicos; 17-03-2012, 05:53 PM."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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