Best time to plant asparagus in Australia
Asparagus officinalis
Also called garden asparagus
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.
On a shared plot: stays for years
Holds its spot for years. Check your garden's rules and how long your plot licence runs.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolMatches local guides | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
| TemperateNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
| SubtropicalBroadly matches local guides, with some differences | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
| TropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No |
| AridNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
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.