Asparagus - Argenteuil Vegetable Seeds For Planting, Grow Delicious and Tender Asparagus

Add a gourmet touch to your garden with Argenteuil Asparagus Seeds, a classic variety known for its tender, flavorful spears and high productivity. This perennial vegetable thrives in home gardens, raised beds, and containers, offering a sustainable and nutritious harvest year after year.

Argenteuil Asparagus is valued for its smooth, green spears and mild taste, making it perfect for fresh cooking, steaming, or roasting.

Features:

• Variety: Argenteuil
• Spear Characteristics: Tender, smooth, green spears
• Growth Habit: Perennial, upright crowns
• Light Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Well-draining, fertile, sandy loam preferred
• Suitable For: Garden beds, raised beds, containers

Specifications:

• Seed Type: Non-GMO, premium-quality seeds
• Planting Season: Early spring
• USDA Zones: 3–9
• Planting Depth: 1–2 inches (25–50 mm)
• Spacing: 12–18 inches (30–45 cm) between plants, 36–48 inches (90–120 cm) between rows
• Germination Time: 14–21 days
• Days to Maturity: 2–3 years to full harvest from seeds
• Plant Height: 24–36 inches (60–90 cm)
• Temperature: Optimal 60–75°F (15–24°C)
• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist, especially during establishment
• Indoor/Outdoor: Direct sow outdoors or start indoors for early growth

Planting Guide:

• Sow seeds indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost or directly outdoors in early spring.
• Plant seeds 1–2 inches deep in well-prepared soil.
• Thin seedlings to 12–18 inches apart when young.
• Maintain even moisture during germination and early growth.
• Establish crowns for 2–3 years before full harvest for best quality spears.
• Mulch around plants to retain moisture and suppress weeds.