Asparagus Millenium Seeds

One of the highest yielding asparagus on the market, Asparagus Millenium is a stem vegetable that produces uniform, tight tipped, tender spears with excellent flavor. Harvest shoots in early spring while very young, about 5 to 7 inches long. Asparagus spears can be boiled, braised, roasted, steamed, stir fried, or grilled. Asparagus is considered a superfood for its nutrient rich content, having a high (top 20) Aggregate Nutrient Density Index score (ANDI), or micronutrient-per-calorie density. It is a good source of vitamins B6, C, and K, fiber, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin. It also contains a range of phytonutrients. Asparagus Millenium, a long-lived, herbaceous perennial, is a member of the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). The plant self-propagates by rhizomatous roots. Dioecious, asparagus requires cross-pollination of 2 separate plants, a male and female, for fruit production. Once established, the plant can produce for decades with proper care, but it should not be harvested until the second year. If asparagus is not harvested, the plant produces a towering fern of attractive feathery foliage of very branched tiny, linear leaves that turn yellow in fall and eventually die back naturally. Asparagus Millenium has a higher proportion of male plants. Female plants may also produce ornamental red berries that are toxic and should not be eaten. The plants have ornamental value and are suitable for edible landscapes. Asparagus Millenium is hardy and easy to grow. It prefers full sun and loose, organically rich, evenly moist, sandy, well-drained soil with a neutral pH of 6.0 to 7.0 and that is free of weeds. But it grows successfully in a wide range of soil types, including heavy soils. Top dress with compost and apply nitrogen yearly, in early spring. It grows best in cooler locales with long winters. Asparagus Millenium is asparagus rust, fusarium, crown rot and rabbit resistant.
Genus:Asparagus
Species:officinalis
Variety:Millenium
Item Form:Pack of 25
Zone:3 – 8
Bloom Start to End:Mid Spring
Fruit Color:Green
Habit:Upright
Additional Characteristics:Bloom First Year, Edible
Foliage Color:Medium Green
Harvest Season:Early Spring
Light Requirements:Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture Requirements:Moist,  well-drained
Resistance:Cold Hardy, Crown Rot, Fusarium Wilt, Fusarium Yellows, Rust
Soil Tolerance:Sandy, Clay, Normal,  loamy
Uses:Beds, Border, Containers, Cuisine, Cut Flowers, Foliage Interest
Restrictions: *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands