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Ello everyone,
We planted 9 Asparagus seeds and now we have 9 healthy Asparagus plants which are in their second year. I've just left them all summer and they seem to be doing pretty well. We potted them in new soil and they were at one point growing about 3 inches+ per day!
Now I know that you're meant to leave them until at least the third year before harvesting, and I've done that. What's been happening is that shoots have been coming up with look like skinny asparagus, which then kind of branch out and turn into leaves. Some of these leaves have also turned to flowers.
I was just wondering, are these basically the crowns? And if they are the crowns, can I expect them to be thicker (roughly supermarket style) next year?
Also, what should I now do with these? Some of them must be about 4/5 foot tall, should I be allowing them to get so big? And should I be cutting them back for winter, or just leaving them? Thanks
-Michael
We planted 9 Asparagus seeds and now we have 9 healthy Asparagus plants which are in their second year. I've just left them all summer and they seem to be doing pretty well. We potted them in new soil and they were at one point growing about 3 inches+ per day!
Now I know that you're meant to leave them until at least the third year before harvesting, and I've done that. What's been happening is that shoots have been coming up with look like skinny asparagus, which then kind of branch out and turn into leaves. Some of these leaves have also turned to flowers.
I was just wondering, are these basically the crowns? And if they are the crowns, can I expect them to be thicker (roughly supermarket style) next year?
Also, what should I now do with these? Some of them must be about 4/5 foot tall, should I be allowing them to get so big? And should I be cutting them back for winter, or just leaving them? Thanks
-Michael
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