Storing asparagus crowns

[Incy]

Does anyone have any good tips on the best way to store asparagus crowns until the weather improves. I have just received mine during a snow storm.
Due to recent freezing conditions, the beds aren't ready as the soil was too frozen to dig and I had hoped that my order would be delayed until the weather improved but no such luck.
Btw I have 40 crowns of 4 different varieties which I would like to keep separate, and only one bucket without drainage holes in it.

[Alison]

I assume you have 10 crowns of each variety. If so then I'd take a bundle of 10 and put them into some moist (not wet) compost in a pot / tray / whatever you have and leave it in a shed or garage (somewhere cool) until you can plant out. Basically you need to ensure that they don't dry out (you don't need much compost) but don't sweat / rot - they MIGHT be OK just left in their packaging (they are surprisingly resilient) but I'd want to look after them a bit as they're not cheap. Out of interest, who is sending them out in freezing conditions?

[Incy]

Thanks Alison, I'll do that. They are from T&M. I was surprised they arrived as I'm still waiting for my seed spuds which really ought to be chitting now.

[Guykp57]

How asparagus coming on..?