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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: millierose on January 02, 2012, 08:09

Title: asparagus
Post by: millierose on January 02, 2012, 08:09

hello
We planted asparagus for the first time last spring and we were told to cut it down in the autumn when it turned yellow, which it  hasn't really done! so any advice on should we cut it down now?

Title: Re: asparagus
Post by: JayG on January 02, 2012, 08:14

Hi, welcome to the forums!

A very recent thread on this subject here:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=86967.msg971060#msg971060

Title: Re: asparagus
Post by: millierose on January 02, 2012, 08:33

thanks for that link, on balance it looks OK to leave until spring to cut down and fertilise them then.
Thanks again

Title: Re: asparagus
Post by: Salmo on January 02, 2012, 09:19

As long as they are well supported that will be OK. The wind can rock them and push them over which may expose the new shoots to the weather.

I would cut them now and get the bed tidy.