I've never transplanted a whole asparagus bed, but the berries you speak of are seeds and will form new (small) plants. Instead, allow it to fern out. Take care not to cut the crown of the plant burried beneath the spear. Some would advise not cuttingbelow groudn but at groudn level to avoid admaging the crown. Cutting them back is not a good idea because then you are cutting back the plant's ability to store food in the roots for next spring. The spring asparagus season is fleeting -- much too brief for asparagus lovers. Gardeners can cut down or ⦠The asparagus foliage can be cut back to the ground after it has been destroyed by cold temperatures in fall. You want your plants to be about 3 years old before you begin a light harvest. I was surprised to see that I got another round of asparagus then, but now I'm concerned. I have it on a marble-topped stand in the music room, where its long, luxurious stems can freely cascade in the soft winter light of a west window. Can I cut them back in early summer and allow more to ⦠Harvest one patch traditionally in the spring, but do not harvest the other one. To extend the harvest, grow two separate asparagus patches, suggests Clemson University Extension. The list of vegetables that are true perennials is short: rhubarb and asparagus return year after year, while artichokes and sorrel may also act as perennials. However, it is generally recommended that the dead foliage be allowed to stand over winter. Cut the ferns back to the ground. They get five feet tall or taller and just lay over on the smaller plants. Only back asparagus ferns AFTER the foliage has died back and turned brown or yellow. More about this easy-going creature, and how to maintain it forever in a 9-inch pot: Not a true fern but so-called, A. ⦠If you live in Northern or Western Texas with cooler winters and not-so-hot summers, you are in luck if you would like to grow asparagus at home.Asparagus requires average winter temperatures below 50ºF (10ºC) in order to go into dormancy and average summer high temperatures which stay under 85ºF (29.4ºC). Then, line up 3-4 spears horizontally in front of you, hold the knife at a 45-degree angle, and slice the spears into 2 inch diagonal pieces. A: In most parts of the country where asparagus is grown as a home garden crop, the first frost is usually the definitive end to the growing season. My asparagus is in raised beds and is doing great. The problem is the plants get real tall and fall over the sides of the bed. Line up 7-8 spears on a cutting board and use a long, sharp knife to trim about 1 inch off the flat ends. Cut it down in mid-summer. Snow cover helps protect the asparagus crowns from freeze damage. This is usually in early winter after several hard freezes. While the tendency of a vegetable such as asparagus to come back after a harsh winter is something to be celebrated, this growing habit also means that you must sometimes move asparagus from its original planting bed to a ⦠The dead debris will catch and hold snow. I love houseplants for the living decoration they provide. The asparagus fern is certainly easy on the eyes! Where Asparagus Grows in the State of Texas. Fertilize the bed with a 1-inch layer of rich, weed-free compost or manure topped with 3 inches of straw, rotted sawdust or another weed-free mulch. To cut asparagus, rinse your spears thoroughly with cool water and dry them off with towel. Using a sharp knife with a serrated edge (you can buy special asparagus knives) cut the asparagus cleanly 2- 10cm (1"-4") below the ground. Q.I have an asparagus garden that was mowed by accident late last summer. 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