Asparagus in the SF Bay Area

[mattsfbay]

I've had about six asparagus plants for 3 years. A few weeks ago, I dutifully pruned all of the ferns down to ground level. Now several of the plants are pushing up new spears.

Now that it's the third year, should I go ahead and start harvesting them? I didn't expect anything to happen until closer to spring, but here we are.

Thanks

 

[cpp gardener]

Sure, go ahead. Just watch how thick the stems are. When they start getting thinner, it’s time to let them grow for the summer. When you do, feed them with a high nitrogen fertilizer to push them for next year.