asperagus from e-bay

[theothermarg]

just impulsed bought 4 asparagus connovers colossai, it says rooted full flavored
I don,t know how old they are could be rooted seeds do you think? htere is a lot of asraragus seeds on e-bay I,ll have to see
I know nothing about growing it and am the only one that likes it, most places
sellit in 10,s and it is a bit pricey. If it all goes wrong not much has been lost
£1-95+£2-49pp yes I know you get what you pay for
does anyone know of this variety? and if it is seedlings how long till i can eat it?
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[theothermarg]

[saddad]

I grew my own CCollossal from seed... Planted them out , left alone for a year and only a tasting the year after.... three years fron the year you sowed the seeds.
Worth the wait.
;D

[theothermarg]

thankyou saddad  it
could be proper plants .it,s on it,s way so I,ll soon know
I,ll have to swot up on them Ithink I might have to put them in the greenhouse for a bit

[theothermarg]

they are here!! and they are plants or is it crowns. camparing them to the picture
in the veg and herb expert they could be 1 year old ones. I have been following
the advise given to tabbycat (I havn,t prepared a bed either in fact leeks are in my prefered place) and noted to keep them in a dark place but these have started sprouting and v,h expert says early april so should i pot them and put them outdoors in a sheltered place? so they are sort of semi dorment
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[saddad]

I'd put each crown in a large pot of compost and leave them in a cool place. Get them in after the leeks are out and the bed prepared but don't cut any this year so they get their roots down.