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Can i harvest asparagus the second year
How do you pick asparagus so it keeps growing...
| Asparagus spears at Schmidt Farm in Preston, MN. Photo: Annie Klodd |
Author: Annie Klodd, UMN Extension Educator - Fruit and Vegetable Production
Asparagus harvest is drawing to a close in most of Minnesota.
The season typically ends in late June, and our dry weather seems to be causing spear growth to slow down slightly earlier this year.
Next year's yields and profits are determined by how well the asparagus is treated in the current year.
An important part of managing asparagus is deciding when to stop harvesting, and how to manage the patch after harvest.
How to tell when to stop harvesting
To wrap up the asparagus season, simply harvest any remaining spears and then call it quits.Harvesting asparagus first yearNew spears that emerge after that are then left alone to develop into ferns.
Harvest of mature stands should stop about 6-8 weeks after initial spear emergence, once the spear growth and emergence slows down significantly, or when spear width is less than pencil size.
In Minnesota, this is typically in late June. Far northern locations may stop harvest later, because thei
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