I have a few beds of asparagus that I planted last year. The 'crop' growth was excellent. Quite a few stalks and groups came up and grew to ~4-5ft tall. I cut them back in the fall after they started dying off.
My problem is this year. Right as we expected the crop from last sprouted up along with 40% more stalks than last year. New stalks are still coming up but I also have plants that have gone to fern that are approaching 5ft and hogging all the sunlight from my peppers and lettuce.
The stalks are thick, some almost 3 pencils in circumference. I know its only August; can I cut any of the fern off yet. (I have male and female plants)
I have a few beds of asparagus that I planted last year. The 'crop' growth was excellent. Quite a few stalks and groups came up and grew to ~4-5ft tall. I cut them back in the fall after they started dying off.
My problem is this year. Right as we expected the crop from last sprouted up along with 40% more stalks than last year. New stalks are still coming up but I also have plants that have gone to fern that are approaching 5ft and hogging all the sunlight from my peppers and lettuce.
The stalks are thick, some almost 3 pencils in circumference. I know its only August; can I cut any of the fern off yet. (I have male and female plants)