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I've wanted to make an asparagus bed for a couple of years now (but only finally got my finger out!!! 
) and was wondering what varieties you recommend?
My allotment faces south and is very sheltered, soil is great as the previous tenant really worked on it - very free draining etc.
I've been looking at some of the collections on the T&M, D.T Brown sites etc and they offer three/four different varieties as part of a collection.
How many spears are we talking about from, say, 30 crowns. Too much for two people? Would it be better for me to choose one or two varieties and buy them separately instead of as a collection? Though, looking at the websites, this way DOES seem a lot more expensive? I could always give a few away each season to some of the lovely customers we have coming into our shop....or freeze them within minutes of them being picked. They have to still be a lot tastier than the stuff in Sainsbury's from Peru!!!! I was shocked to see them charging £2.75 for 6 spears last week!
) and was wondering what varieties you recommend? My allotment faces south and is very sheltered, soil is great as the previous tenant really worked on it - very free draining etc.
I've been looking at some of the collections on the T&M, D.T Brown sites etc and they offer three/four different varieties as part of a collection.
How many spears are we talking about from, say, 30 crowns. Too much for two people? Would it be better for me to choose one or two varieties and buy them separately instead of as a collection? Though, looking at the websites, this way DOES seem a lot more expensive? I could always give a few away each season to some of the lovely customers we have coming into our shop....or freeze them within minutes of them being picked. They have to still be a lot tastier than the stuff in Sainsbury's from Peru!!!! I was shocked to see them charging £2.75 for 6 spears last week!
- I think Mondeo is the strong one, the spears are thicker and less straight than the other, which look more like what you get in the supermarket, but there's less of them.
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