Asparagus Seed UC 157 F2

Hybrid  Asparagus officinalis "UC 157" Early production, uniform size and color. Heavy yields of dark green spears with multi-spear initiation. Higher yields than other commercial varieties. Asparagus UC 157 F2 is a perennial, heat tolerant variety that grows in cold regions as well as warmer climates, Zones 3 to 9.  Asparagus UC 157 F2, released by UC Davis is the second generation of UC157 developed by Frank Takatori and Frank Southers at the University of California at Riverside in 1978. Choose your site carefully, as asparagus will continue to produce a crop for up to 30 year loose soil.  History: A member of the lily family, it is native to Western Europe where it is found growing on the shorelines and river banks and on the steppes of Russia. Both the Greeks and Romans enjoyed asparagus and added it to their cultivated gardens. The early American colonists enjoyed this succulent vegetable as well.  Planting: Asparagus prefers to grow in rich, well drained, sandy  soils but