How To Prune And Fertilize ASPARAGUS For A Bigger Harvest!

This video shows you how to prune and fertilize asparagus for a bigger harvest! Pruning asparagus and fertilizing asparagus is easy but often overlooked. These simple asparagus growing tips will have you growing more asparagus than ever!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Growing Asparagus Tips And Harvesting Schedule
2:58 When To Prune Asparagus
4:39 How To Prune Asparagus
5:13 Asparagus Fern Disposal
5:54 How To Fertilize Asparagus
7:58 Mulching Asparagus Bed
10:38 Adventures With Dale

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[TheMillennialGardener]

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[emilyhorton]

I live in NW Louisiana. This past summer I went 63 days with no rain and 45 days of 100+ heat. My asparagus grew to be 6 feet tall as 3 year old plants. I fertilize well, planted them protected from evening sun and watered when I remembered. I have plants native to my area that didn’t do as well as these asparagus did. Really impressed.

[tomprivate]

My asparagus bed (6 yo) is a terrace in my veg garden. I'm zone 4b (zone 3 is north of I-394, I am 4 miles south of i-394). I use grass clippings for mulch, they do break down rapidly and the nutrients are feeding the asparagus. My first taste was the second week in May, we've had a long rough winter. My small bed 4'X10' supplies me and the neighbors. Asparagus and wouldn't be spring without them. (Rhubarb plants are 35 yo)

[boinerz]

Great advice! I established my asparagus bed sixteen years ago and follow a regimen exactly as you've described. It has produced faithfully since I put it in.

[jlazelle]

Just used some home made Solomon's Gold fertilizer and the first of my 3 year old leaf mold. I will also use some of the compost coming out of my new chicken coop. I highly recommend interplanting strawberries with your asparagus. They grow together well and you get another yield from the same space. This is a great video. Very well organized and informative. Thanks!

[sharky]

We bought a house last year with a neglected (health reasons) but established asparagus bed. This is a very helpful video. Thanks

[brianbrooks]

I enjoyed your video very much. When I lived in Ontario Canada, we used to cut wild asparagus growing along back roads. What a difference in flavour.

[thisplaceisazoo]

Great info! Growing asparagus has always been a mystery to me. You were more thorough in your explanations than anyone else I have seen. Just subscribed.

[cangel]

You are my favorite gardening YT-er because you actually answer questions 🙂 I have some asparagus crowns, but our beds are not ready yet ( stump removal process is in the way). Can I just plant them this year and then transplant them in their permanent spot next year? How much sun/ shade do they tolerate?

[doggiefamily]

Dale is so precious!
Great video. Makes sense to me now, why I waited forever for my asparagus to come up last year. I mulched it heavily, and had to wait till April for it to start. Same zone (8a)

[melissac]

Thank you! I had no idea about an over wintered beetle. Great idea to 🔥 it.

[marianazinsou]

Just in time for me!!!! Thank you so much for this video. I grow asparagus for 4-5 years maybe longer and they are fabulous, never pay too much attention to them, (well I use wood chips in the garden) this year, tomorrow I will take care of it.

[deancalloway]

I let my asparagus bed winter over here the piedmont of NC. I cut the ferns back add 10-10-10 fertilizer and 2 inches of peat moss. Has worked great for me.

[fruitytarian]

I live in the tropics so I get year round harvest from my asparagus patch, harvesting for a month and then letting it grow for 2 to 3 months before the next harvest. My question is when should I apply fertilizer? Before or after harvest? I appreciate you informative videos 🙂

[marcuspowell]

My asparagus started popping up 2 weeks ago. This is year 3 so I’m finally getting some asparagus.

[johnnyalegria]

Thanks for video! Growing asparagus in San Diego 2nd year. Subscribed!

[brianseybert]

Was planning on using compost and worm casting extract along with a few doses of comfrey tea during the summer. I also will cover plant strawberries this spring after I fill the remainder of the bed with this winters compost.
Looking forward to next year when I can actually have flavorful asparagus again.
Enjoy your enthusiasm in your videos.

[themooseman]

I use raw black wool as mulch, it's brilliant

[buchibeau]

Great video, I just planted some crowns and based it on your previous video. Can’t wait to do this pruning next year.

[bethb]

I'm in South Florida zone 10b, and I'm growing Mary Washington asparagus, and it's doing quite well. There is another variety that does well down here too. I always thought they were a better cold climate plant, but was encouraged to try them after speaking to some other zone 10 Florida gardener's. Glad I did.