910mg Purple Dutch Asparagus Seeds! ~ 50 Ct Heirloom Early Precoce D'argenteuil

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About 910mg Purple Dutch Asparagus Seeds! ~ 50 Ct

Argenteuil is possibly the best Asparagus you will ever eat! This French traditional heirloom, originally from the outskirts of Paris, is a gourmet variety that is very highly esteemed in Europe for its delicious, tender stems with purple/rose colored buds. The very first records of this purple heirloom asparagus date back to the 1700's. Argenteuil produces extremely large but tender, thick spears much earlier in spring than most other varieties. It is an excellent choice for the impatient gardener. Earlier and hardier than just about all other asparagus cultivars. The very tender spears are among the best sweet tasting fresh asparagus straight from the garden, but it is also the ultimate variety used for blanching to produce white asparagus. Blanching is the process of depriving the plant of sunlight, forcing the plant to grow without producing chlorophyll, giving you beautiful pure white asparagus spears. Unlike most other asparagus varieties which do not offer a decent harvest until the third year when grown from seed, Argenteuil gives great yields even in the second year. Very heavy yields once established. This hardy variety adapts very well to a wide variety of soils and is quite heat tolerant. All natural fresh untreated seed. Easy to grow. Rust resistant.