I assume these are 1 year old roots and I'm not totally sure what to expect harvest wise over the next few years. I am thinking that this summer, out of 9 plants, I may be able to expect only 2-4 spears per plant. maybe double next year, and a much more solid harvest on the third year. Is this reasonable?
I kept putting off starting these young crowns because I am usually much to impatient to wait for the good part.
But I realized that I have been putting it off for so long now that I could have planted these 1yr roots in the beginning and had full sized plants by now. So I just bit the bullet and did it. Also, do I need to allow some spears to grow at the end of the season to turn into the ferns? Or is this a different part of the plant? I would think that I would have to avoid harvesting after mid-late june to allow the plant to get ready to overwinter. Is this true? Thanks for any pointers.
Asparagus is a slow process. All the action happens underground for a long time. Getting those crowns well established is the most important part.