Asparagus

[Maverickpro201]

When do you all cut your asparagus back for next year growth. 

My tops are still all green. And I cannot remember for the life of me when we cut ours back when I was a young man on the farm. Now or early spring, I guess is the question? 

[Dutch]

After all the green is gone is cutting time.  Until then nutrients are being provided to the roots for next year’s spears.  I usually wait until late December or later.

[Maverickpro201]

That is what I was thinking. Wait until it all turns brown and brush just breaks off, like dead tree limbs do. 

Thanks

[MOPanfisher]

I usually just ignore mine until a nice late winter warm day.  Then cut it off and give it a shot of fertilizer.  Dang deer roughed it up last year so am hoping to make a new bed this spring, of course I said that last year too!

[Maverickpro201]

My garden is fence, so no deer problem.

But I do have critter problems and will be installing a electric fence for next season. Coons are the main problem. And the fencing wire will make them pee down their legs and the hair stand straight up. Went up the other day to cut the last 2 heads of Cabbage I had, Guess what had coon tracks and both heads were half heads. Been eaten away.  

[Terrierman]

14 hours ago, Maverickpro201 said:

When do you all cut your asparagus back for next year growth. 

My tops are still all green. And I cannot remember for the life of me when we cut ours back when I was a young man on the farm. Now or early spring, I guess is the question? 

Wild asparagus in a fence line stands out like a sore thumb right now.  I take a weedeater to my patch in March.  Whip it to bare ground to give the asparagus a fair chance to outrun the weeds.

[Dutch]

5 hours ago, Terrierman said:

Wild asparagus in a fence line stands out like a sore thumb right now.  I take a weedeater to my patch in March.  Whip it to bare ground to give the asparagus a fair chance to outrun the weeds.

Birds eat the berries in my asparagus then poop in the neighbors’ landscaping.  They have no idea what the green ferny stuff is that they have growing.