https://www.asparaguscrowns.co.nz/home daily 1.0 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/aa53a5f7-6f43-4e15-95fa-a8b5971d981a/NZ+Asparagus Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/05ab811b-ccba-4278-ae2a-5b7763cafcab/NZ+Asparagus+Crowns Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/3c3ca3be-8b19-4ad5-a4d9-7ba4a4561aca/NZ+grown+Asparagus Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/597b7a7f-0c33-4423-9ad1-7fd65d1ef5af/Seedling.jpeg Home https://www.asparaguscrowns.co.nz/contact daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://www.asparaguscrowns.co.nz/about-1 daily 0.75 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/ff439baf-c026-487c-9778-3935a3126c26/tempImagel3YQhm.jpg Meet our Aspara Pacific Team and learn what makes us experts on asparagus - Welcome to Aspara Pacific NZ Asparagus crowns The top asparagus breeders in the Southern Hemisphere. Established in 1990, by Dr Peter and Linda Falloon, Aspara Pacific Ltd has been breeding New Zealand's own asparagus varieties. The core focus has been on improving spear quality and yields to allow growers to be market leaders. During this time we have grown high health asparagus crowns for everyone, from the home gardener, to the biggest commercial growers in the country. Our varieties have been independently trialed and tested around the country. This, combined with our years of growing experience ensures you only receive the best quality plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/1653360250362-BO3H05BVXBVL9SSUCIJ2/IMG_5786.jpg Meet our Aspara Pacific Team and learn what makes us experts on asparagus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/1653360693976-I0PEEPMVYPDW1B8IQGP1/IMG_5083.JPG Meet our Aspara Pacific Team and learn what makes us experts on asparagus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/1653376358350-DJWWFGC9I4MIW9ECKVRP/received_327322455593889.jpeg Meet our Aspara Pacific Team and learn what makes us experts on asparagus https://www.asparaguscrowns.co.nz/planting-asparagus-crowns-nz daily 0.75 2024-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/a6c76c6d-fb4a-4050-9d4b-a61dfa7b8816/Planting+Guide+birdseye%232.jpg How to Grow Asparagus in NZ - How to Plant Open a trench approximately 200 mm deep, with a flat bottom, approximately 200 mm across. Lay the crowns down one side of the trench, 300 - 400 mm apart. Make sure the buds are facing up. Plant another row of crowns along the other side of the trench, but in the gaps of the first row. This gives a staggered double row with 5-7 plants per lineal meter of row. We recommend planting Pacific Purple at a high density (7 plants per lineal meter) as this will provide more mutual support when the plant is in fern). Cover the crowns with 5 cm of loose soil. DO NOT fill the trench with soil. This will ensure the crowns get away to a good start. Slowly fill the trench with soil during the following summer and autumn, as you hoe any weeds on the sides of the trench. By the following winter the trench should be filled with soil, and the soil surface flat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/597b7a7f-0c33-4423-9ad1-7fd65d1ef5af/Seedling.jpeg How to Grow Asparagus in NZ - When to Plant The best time to plant asparagus is when the soil temperatures rise in the spring. In the North Island: mid September to October and in the South Island from early October. Planting any earlier than this may result in death of the plants due to diseases associated wet cold soils or frost damage What To Plant Plant healthy one year old crowns. These are more robust than seedling, and don’t require any insecticides to control insects, where as seedlings do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/6127f289-5315-498e-853b-1b59a3f6fe2f/20220301_081913.jpg How to Grow Asparagus in NZ - How to harvest Once the fern has completely died off in late Autumn/Winter and turned brown, cut the dead fern off at ground level. Compost or burn the dead fern When to Harvest If crowns grow well in the first year, in the following spring, if the spears are 15mm or greater in diameter, these can be picked, but only for a maximum of 10-14 days. This is a "bonus harvest" Normally leave plants for two years after planting before harvesting. The first harvest season usually lasts for 3-5 weeks Year 3 after planting, harvest for 6-8 weeks Year 4 onwards, harvest for 8-10 weeks Stop harvesting if the spears get thinner than 10 mm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/1649040410414-5N4FZ56IZJXZW6UKI28N/Endeavour.jpeg How to Grow Asparagus in NZ - A beginner’s guide to planting the best asparagus Aspara Pacific have over 40 years of experience in breeding and growing some of the world’s tastiest asparagus. Here are our top planting tips to help guide you to getting the most success out of your asparagus patch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624a5537472fb068c319928e/1649627359652-Y4OWQV4725UTHQTLYY4U/unsplash-image-c3rmcDjVDbc.jpg How to Grow Asparagus in NZ - Prepare your site Asparagus likes deep, well draining soil, free from compaction layers. Sandy loams, loamy sand or free drained volcanic soils are best. Make sure the site is free of perennial weeds before planting. 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