Asparagus is one of the first crops you can harvest from your vegetable patch in spring. To produce the most tender spears, pruning the tall, feathery stems properly and at the right time is an ...

Q: We’ve read conflicting information on trimming back asparagus. One book suggests leaving them through the winter and cutting down in early spring, while the other says it is important to cut them ...

I planted some crowns of asparagus in the spring. They are about 3 feet tall and fernlike, beautiful plants now. Once winter frosts hit and they turn brown, do I cut back to the ground and mulch for ...

Wait to cut back asparagus until ferns turn brown so the plant stores enough energy for next year. Prune after the first frost, or delay until early spring if ferns stay green. Never prune once new ...