Lucky you—in so many ways. The general rule of thumb is to cut dwn the ferns in the fall. The question is (not do you feel lucky; well, not really): what is more important to you: the asparagus or the peppers and lettuce. Understandably, the question puts you betw a rock and a hard place. You want the asparagus; you want the lettuce and peppers. We would advise in this case that you leave the ‘grass alone and take of the lettuce and peppers what you can. The asparagus should be planted in a bed by itself for exactly this reason. The other vegetables, the annuals, rotate out and get picked out. But the asparagus is a perennial heavy feeder. It needs all the nutrients it can get; no competition. Next year, plant the annuals elsewhere. That’s what we would do…
Lucky you—in so many ways. The general rule of thumb is to cut dwn the ferns in the fall. The question is (not do you feel lucky; well, not really): what is more important to you: the asparagus or the peppers and lettuce. Understandably, the question puts you betw a rock and a hard place. You want the asparagus; you want the lettuce and peppers. We would advise in this case that you leave the ‘grass alone and take of the lettuce and peppers what you can. The asparagus should be planted in a bed by itself for exactly this reason. The other vegetables, the annuals, rotate out and get picked out. But the asparagus is a perennial heavy feeder. It needs all the nutrients it can get; no competition. Next year, plant the annuals elsewhere. That’s what we would do…