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Hello. I have just joined and this is my first post.
A few weeks ago, I carefully prepared a bed for asparagus and then planted some roots which I bought online. The soil is good and well-drained and I have been watering it every couple of days. All the wisdom seems to suggest that it will take three years before I produce an edible crop.
The asparagus starting growing immediately and within a week every root was spouting. So far so good. I am now unsure of what to do though. Over the first two years, do I just leave it to grow and grow, cutting them down for the first time in the autumn? Or do I cut them off at the base when they get to a certain height (i.e. as if I were growing a third year crop)? They are growing at a crazy rate and would make a good hedge.
A few weeks ago, I carefully prepared a bed for asparagus and then planted some roots which I bought online. The soil is good and well-drained and I have been watering it every couple of days. All the wisdom seems to suggest that it will take three years before I produce an edible crop.
The asparagus starting growing immediately and within a week every root was spouting. So far so good. I am now unsure of what to do though. Over the first two years, do I just leave it to grow and grow, cutting them down for the first time in the autumn? Or do I cut them off at the base when they get to a certain height (i.e. as if I were growing a third year crop)? They are growing at a crazy rate and would make a good hedge.
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