Should my asapagus be showing now?

[BB48]

Hello All

I planted an asapagus bed last spring. OH built a rather strange looking bed from pallets and I lovingly prepared it and planted 14 plants. Mulched with manure in the autumn and now onlyabout 4 have come up. Have I done someting wrong or am I being impatient (one of my not so nice traits!) or maybe the snow got them. I will be sooo disappointed it they have died on me.

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[Capsid]

New crowns will take a while to show, so patience is the name of the game.

[binley100]

I planted some that were grown from seed last year and they have just started to put up some very thin weedy shoots........I'll have to be patient a while longer.

[Jeanied]

I've got a mixed bed - some old crowns, some new ones to replace lost plants - just had my first picking today - yum yum. Nothing like it. Need to remember which ones to leave and which ones to use!

[selfraising]

Mine aren't through yet either but when I did a search on the internet it said beginning of May so I'm still hopeful.

[Paulottie]

Yeah don't panic yet ...while my established beds are starting to really go but the newish one...only bout 60% are just starting to show....nervous days eh!

[BB48]

Oh the relief! My Mum always said patience is a virtue. Maybe I should just grow radish.

[binley100]

Oh the relief! My Mum always said patience is a virtue. Maybe I should just grow radish.

My radish hasn't shown yet and I sowed it a week ago ....