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Old 08-29-2014, 01:07 AM
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How do you all winterize your asparagus plants?
Right now ours is four feet tall. One said cut id down and another says to leave it. What do you all think?
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One said cut it down. What do you all think?
I cut it, then get rid of the stalks, so the insects and disease are removed.

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Cut them down to the ground.

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I leave mine until spring, they dry up nice all winter and burn like a bastard come spring cleanup. Gives birds a nice place to play in and hide in in the winter.

As for disease, asparagus is pretty tough and there aren't many problems up here anyway.
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I have always wondered this also...

We have always left ours alone till spring. The tops trap a lot of snow and provide moisture come thaw time in the spring plus provide cover for wildlife.

Come early spring, after snow melt and it dries up some, I usually till the plot about 1" deep, way before the shoots start to emerge, and treat w/preen'n'green to prevent weed emergence. We usually have way more than we can use and share w/family and friends.
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Growing up in an area of farms that raised it commercially to be frozen or canned.....................
The farmers always left it to grow after the harvest period.
And did nothing until after the spring thaw.
Then they would bush hog the field before anything started to sprout.
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I have always wondered this also...

We have always left ours alone till spring. The tops trap a lot of snow and provide moisture come thaw time in the spring plus provide cover for wildlife.

Come early spring, after snow melt and it dries up some, I usually till the plot about 1" deep, way before the shoots start to emerge, and treat w/preen'n'green to prevent weed emergence. We usually have way more than we can use and share w/family and friends.
This doesn't hurt the asparagus? I assume that you apply before the shoots appear.

I have also been told by some oldtimers that you can pour out your bucket from making ice cream on asparagus. Apparently the salt doesn't hurt the plants, just kills the weeds. Supposedly the asparagus likes the salt. I just haven't been brave enough to try it.
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Well, so far so good! Keeps the whole plot relatively weed free till late summer.
Meanwhile, my neighbors, Ya can't tell asparagus from the weeds, nearly as tall!
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