Wait to cut back asparagus until ferns turn brown so the plant stores enough energy for next year. Prune after the first frost, or delay until early spring if ferns stay green. Never prune once new ...

Q: We’ve read conflicting information on trimming back asparagus. One book suggests leaving them through the winter and cutting down in early spring, while the other says it is important to cut them ...

Washington farmers began cutting asparagus in the Mid-Columbia this week. It’s too late to appear on most Easter menus, but the first crop of the season is beginning to appear. “There’s a field over ...

Ground-penetrating radar can improve the automated harvesting of asparagus spears. That is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from Germany, which demonstrates how radar can detect the best ...

Asparagus is one of the first crops you can harvest from your vegetable patch in spring. To produce the most tender spears, pruning the tall, feathery stems properly and at the right time is an ...