{"id":8764,"date":"2021-05-16T15:44:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T15:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/?p=8764"},"modified":"2021-08-23T06:50:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T06:50:43","slug":"how-to-prepare-asparagus-for-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/how-to-prepare-asparagus-for-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Prepare Asparagus For Winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Winter can be a daunting time for the perennial vegetables which brave it out; sitting through the cold months under ground, through all the freezing temperatures and rainfall that the winter months bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you learn how to prepare asparagus bed for winter, then your precious little vegetables will stay safe, and come out the other side of winter, raring to go and to produce more deliciousness for you and your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Prepare Asparagus Bed For Winter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Asparagus<\/a> really doesn\u2019t like the colder months. It can survive a winter, and reward you by producing beautiful crops the following spring – as long as you look after it over winter, that is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you need to do is ensure that your crowns are as strong and vigorous as they can be as they go into the winter months. Allow the frondy, leafy parts to die back naturally, without cutting them, to give the plant a better chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the fronds die back and turn completely yellow, this is a sign that you can cut back this excess growth<\/a> and start to prep your beds for the winter. Leaving the fronds completely on the patch can encourage the asparagus beetle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you like a visual instruction, here is a video on how to trim down the dead foliage and prepare your asparagus beds for the colder months:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KHqiiYO7tH8<\/a>