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 | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Cool | Sep to Nov | Matches local guides |
| Temperate | Aug to Nov | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Subtropical | Aug to Nov | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Tropical | Mar to Oct | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Arid | Sep to Nov | Not yet checked against a local guide |
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.