Have just cut down old fronds. Noticed a few new asparagus spears coming up. It is still winter, and as we get frosts here in Ballarat, should I cover the crowns with some mesh do that they don’t get burned, or just accept the loss until spring flush?
Thank you. I cut down the ferns because they were browning. Thought it was correct.
That asparagus like cold and frosty weather, do the early emerging spears not get burnt by frost at -3C?
i live sub tropical. A natural tendency to cut some thing is for it to grow, so don't cut until Spring. I have some spears shooting throughout the year, even now. You cut the new spears off when they are 200-250mm long and eat them. What -3C does I don't know but you should know by now.
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