Early spring (April) I looked up what to do this year with my three year old asparagus. It gave me the opposite advice of your website...it said to keep cutting everything that comes up as a spear, even if not going to use it. Then when it starts coming up as a fern to let it grow, which I have done. But they are still mostly spears with a few ferns here and there. I have a real mix of pencil thin, or less, and medium to really fat spears. I am confused because the other site was supposed to be experts on asparagus also! Have I badly hurt the production for next year? Have you ever heard of this approach? We got enough every other day for two people. Frankly we have gotten tired of picking AND eating or freezing. Guess I should have inquired about this earlier!
Early spring (April) I looked up what to do this year with my three year old asparagus. It gave me the opposite advice of your website...it said to keep cutting everything that comes up as a spear, even if not going to use it. Then when it starts coming up as a fern to let it grow, which I have done. But they are still mostly spears with a few ferns here and there. I have a real mix of pencil thin, or less, and medium to really fat spears. I am confused because the other site was supposed to be experts on asparagus also! Have I badly hurt the production for next year? Have you ever heard of this approach? We got enough every other day for two people. Frankly we have gotten tired of picking AND eating or freezing. Guess I should have inquired about this earlier!