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Fruit - Asparagus & Rhubarb
Asparagus and rhubarb are both perennial vegetables that will produce for many years in the same spot when given the right soil and conditions. For example, rhubarb likes lots of manure, and asparagus requires good drainage. They each require special care so make sure to read up on how to grow them (or even how to grow them together).
Bareroot asparagus and rhubarb | January to March
Nearly all of our asparagus and rhubarb are sold in bareroot crowns from January to March. We find this is the best way to plant them as you effectively stick them in the ground and wait for them to shoot up in spring (it's a bit more work than that, but barely)! You can learn more about growing asparagus and rhubarb from the RHS.
Potted asparagus and rhubarb | all year round
Potted asparagus and rhubarb are available throughout the rest of the year, but the best selection, and the best time to plant, is in spring (April to June). Outside of these times our selection is more limited.
Grow It Bio™ Fruit | Organic Plant Food
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Asparagus Connover’s Colossal
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Asparagus Connover’s Colossal A perennial vegetable grown for its delicious shoots or spears, asparagus is a revelation when home-grown. Asparagus Connover’s Colossal is an old, open-pollinated variety which is particularly reliable in the Irish climate, and has a very good flavour. Planted as 2 year-old crowns, they can start to be harvested af...
Rhubarb Champagne
Rhubarb Champagne
€4.00
Rhubarb Champagne An old variety of early rhubarb, Rhubarb ‘Champagne’ has delicious, sweet, scarlet stems ready to pull from May. It is also one of the best for forcing; cover with an upturned bin as it starts into growth for paler, even sweeter stems. After cutting the forced stems, allow the plant to recover with cutting for the rest of the ...
Rhubarb Glaskin’s Perpetual
€4.00
Rhubarb Glaskin’s Perpetual Raised in Brighton in 1920, Rheum x hybridum Glaskin’s Perpetual is a very reliable rhubarb, and quick to establish. The stems are long, thick, bright red, and sweet and juicy with a good flavour. Because it has a low oxalic acid content, it can be picked until late in the year (hence the name ‘Perpetual’) giving it a...
Rhubarb Timperley Early
Rhubarb Timperley Early
€4.00
Rhubarb Timperley Early Perhaps the earliest rhubarb cultivar and the best for forcing, Rheum x hybridum Timperley Early is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial with huge green leaves. The stems are thick and deep red at the base, fading to light green with red flecks. The succulent flesh is light green and well-flavoured, and holds together whe...
Rhubarb Victoria
Rhubarb Victoria
€4.00
Rhubarb Victoria A very old variety of late rhubarb, Rhubarb ‘Victoria’ was named for the young Queen Victoria at her accession in 1837. A big, handsome rhubarb with beautiful stems, raspberry-red at the base, flecked green at the leaf-end, it is ornamental enough to grow in a flower border. The thick stems hold together well when cooked; the fl...