anyone grow asparagus?

littlemommy1

I'm in zone 4, and am thinking about growing it on the south side of my garage. There is a tree there, but it will get partial sun. Is that enough?

SpceCadet

I haven't grown asparagus, but do be aware that it can take a few years to get a harvest worth eating.  We pull out our items after one season due to space and have opted not to plant asparagus for that reason.

indylady

I planted some last year and this year I have ferns but no asparagus yet. I think I'm in zone 4, could be wrong though! I live in Indiana.

schoolsoutbride

Mine get full sun and do great, but I'm not sure what the technical requirements are. 

daintydoxie

Hi, I'm new to this message board (actually just discovered it tonight!) but was interested in responding to this post since I had looked into growing asparagus this year.  What I found out is that once you plant the asparagus root bulb, or whatever it is, it takes 3 years before you can harvest.  I also looked up pictures of what an asparagus plant looks like in the fall and those things can look kinda wild!  So I decided before I plant one I need to make sure it won't bother my neighbors

I'd love to have some asparagus one of these years since they are the first veggie to come up in the spring! 

Oh, I also think they grow in sun/partial shade. 

Dr.Bean

As long as it's on the south side, I would think you'd be ok.  As pp have mentioned, it takes a few years before you can harvest.  But it is sooo worth the wait.  We have a nice bed of asparagus (probably 5-6 yrs old) and there is nothing better than harvesting fresh asparagus from the garden and cooking it immediately.  Go for the improved varieties that are disease resistant.

fishtail

We have some but it took at least 3 years before we got anything edible.  Ours is on the side of our house that gets morning sun and it seems to do well.