Best time to plant asparagus in Coffs Harbour
Asparagus officinalis
Also called garden asparagus
Sow asparagus in Coffs Harbour in Aug to Nov.
Asparagus is a perennial from Eurasia, picked for its young shoots. Left to grow, the stems carry feathery, much-branched foliage that typically stands 100 to 150 centimetres tall. Individual plants are usually either male or female, and the bell-shaped flowers are a greenish white to yellow.
When to sow in Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour, NSW is in the subtropical zone. Its months for asparagus apply here without a frost adjustment.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Coffs Harbour
Frost usually arrives in Coffs Harbour around mid July and finishes by early August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as late August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: stays for years
Holds its spot for years. Check your garden's rules and how long your plot licence runs.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 4cm
- Plant spacing
- 42cm
- Row spacing
- 90cm
- Height
- 140cm
- Germination
- About 21 days
- Time to harvest
- 1095 days (3 years)
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.