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Park Seed: Asparagus Purple Passion - A medium-sized purple Asparagus with tender, sweet spears.

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Purple Passion is a gourmet treat and relatively easy to grow, making it popular with asparagus gardeners and cooks. You treat it no differently than you would when growing the green varieties.

Gardeners are full of praise for Purple Passion's superior disease resistance and fine production of medium-sized yields. These easy-care, fuss-free plants are a great source of gourmet eating for years to come!

We sell well-rooted bareroot plants, and it is important that you plant them at once upon arrival--dry or withered roots are a problem for Asparagus. Prepare the soil well, adding plenty of organic matter and fertilizing with a well-balanced mixture such as 5-10-10. Asparagus has deep, spreading roots, so be sure the soil is well-worked. Set plants about 1 1/2 feet apart and water well during growth. Fertilize twice annually (before new spring growth and right after harvest). Cut no spears the first year, and cut only sparingly the second in order to encourage a great crop for the third year. If you want white (blanched) Asparagus, simply block out the light as the spears are forming by applying mulch on the plants. (via parkseed.com)