Harvesting Asparagus

[The English Gentleman]

So anyway, turns out I have two asparagus 'plants' I just found out about. Can anyone give me any tips on harvesting the tips? Do I need to leave a couple of them?

[T.K. Baha]

1:pick asparagus
2:????
3:Profit!

[ShutMeUp]

Do you know how long it's been growing? I don't think you're supposed to harvest unless it's been in the ground for around 2yrs.
Anyway, harvest when it's about 6" tall, cut off the shoots with a sharp knife about 2cm below the surface of the soil. Asparagus can grow very quickly and in ideal conditions can grow abouy 6" in a day. You might be looking at harvesting daily for about 7-8 weeks, then stop. The remaining shoots will enable the asparagus plant to build up the roots.

[HowardMoon7]

This thread makes me fucking weep

[ShutMeUp]

Any particular reason?

[mr.blunt]

Pretty much what ShutMeUp said. I'm not sure about letting it grow for two years, but my garden has had asparagus for many years so it was never a factor for me. But yeah, just get a knife and cut it down, nothing more to it.

[Irukanji]

I think you just run your fingers up it until it just breaks. Like put a light strain on it, and when it's in the right spot it just breaks.

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