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Asparagus Eclipse
Old Price $44.99 Price $13.99
Packed 5 per package
Availability: Out of Stock
sku # 84991
sku # 84991
Out Of Stock
We ship this item in Spring at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone.
All-male hybrid produces best in cool climates.
Garden-fresh asparagus is among the best flavours of the season. You'll have a ready supply of tender, delicious spears when you plant Eclipse in your garden. This all-male hybrid is tops for cooler regions, producing huge yields in early to midsummer. Perfect for canning, freezing or adding fresh to your favourite seasonal recipes. Tasty grilled or sautéed with lemon and butter. Toss cut spears into a vegetable soup or crispy chopped salad. Best on the market!
- Zone 2-8
- Light Requirements Full Sun
- Height 90 cm
- Size #1 plant
- Bloom Time Early Summer, Mid Summer
Plant Hardiness Zone
Plant hardiness is very important to growing success. Check the map below to determine which hardiness zone you live in. You'll find zone designations at the end of many of the plant descriptions on this site and in the print catalog.
Product Details
- FormVegetable, Asparagus
- Flower FormInsignificant
- Hardiness Zone2-8
- Foliage TypeGraceful, feathery green foliage.
- Growth RateMedium
- Spread30 - 45 cm
- Planting Instructions20-30 cm deep and 30-45 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsAsparagus grows in most any soil as long as it has good internal drainage. Asparagus roots do not like waterlogged soils that will lead to root rot. It prefers a soil pH of 6.5-7.5., and will not do well if the pH is less than 6.0.
- Spacing 30 - 45 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- PruningCut back asparagus after the foliage has died back and turned brown or yellow. This is usually in the fall after frost. Cut back to the ground.
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Breck's times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of Canada.
We take advance reservations, and then just as soon as the crops are harvested, our staff of Dutch Bulb Experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
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2022 Spring Shipping Schedule Zones Bareroot Perennials & Bulbs 3AB - 9AB 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 Last Order Date 5/30/2022
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| $40.01 to $60.00 | $11.95 |
| $60.01 to $80.00 | $13.95 |
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