Asparagus Connover’s Colossal Seeds | Early Harvest Heirloom Variety

Connover's Colossal Asparagus

Connover’s Colossal is a well-loved, traditional heirloom asparagus variety that produces thick, tender green spears with excellent flavour. Known for its early cropping and reliable yields, this variety is ideal for gardeners looking to establish a productive asparagus bed for years to come.

Key Features:

Classic heritage asparagus variety

Produces thick, early-season green spears

Excellent flavour and strong growth

Ready to harvest from year 3 onwards

Suitable for allotments, home gardens, and organic growing

Sowing & Growing Instructions:

Sow indoors or in modules from early spring

Transplant outdoors in June once seedlings are strong and frost risk has passed

Choose a sunny, well-drained site and enrich soil with plenty of well-rotted manure or compost

Limit harvesting in the first year to allow root systems to fully develop for higher yields in subsequent years

For full growing instructions available here.