It is really easy to harvest asparagus in the springtime because I can actually see it. But in the Fall my new asparagus spears are hidden to the point where I can’t see them until I do this…
00:11 One of my asparagus patch and what it looks like in my edible landscape
00:50 New asparagus spears growing in the Fall
02:00 Labor Day Marks the spot on my calendar
03:00 Some considerations before I start cutting back my overgrown asparagus ferns
03:40 Cutting back
04:22 Going ahead and cleaning up some other plants for Fall as well
04:45 I will be leaving some leaves for photosynthesis
05:24 Cleaning up and cutting back down to the ground so I can actually see the new asparagus spears
06:31 I’m taking out some of the tough woody stalks and leaving any new growth until it’s time to harvest my new asparagus spears
07:45 Now I can see more asparagus spears starting to grow
08:32 I am only taking about a third from each asparagus root
10:12 Again, Labor Day or just before is when I need to start trimming back so I can start looking for my fall asparagus to harvest
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