When Should You Cut Back Asparagus Plants

Ideally, asparagus should be cut back in the fall but it is important that you wait until all of the foliage has died back and turned brown or yellow. This will normally happen after the first frost, but it can happen without frost in areas that do not receive frost.

How do you winterize asparagus plants?

1. Cut back the stalks and foliage to ground level in fall, after the leaves begin to yellow and die back naturally. …
2. Stop watering the asparagus after you cut back the stems. …
3. Spread 2 inches of mulch over the bed after you cut back the old stalks.

What do you do with asparagus plants in the summer?

Summer Asparagus Garden In breezy areas, plant rows parallel to the prevailing wind so that plants can support each other. Crowns grow upwards about 1 inch each year, so spreading compost across the planting bed or along rows in summer will both feed plants and raise the soil surface.