asparugus

[straush]

i am still clearing my new allotment however i inherited some aspargus.  some of them has red fruit - should i do somethnig with it - if so,  what and when.

i also noticed some of them has been pushed over by the thisles and grass - do i need puch them upright and stake them  ?   or do i just leave them.    (i cut all the thistle a few inches from ground and tried to remove some of the grass)

thank you

[straush]

[caroline7758]

I think you can leave them for now until the ferny foliage goes brown, then cut them down to about 2".

[Good Gourd 2]

Yes I understand when the ferns turn brown you cut them down, thats what we always so and we get lovely asparugus.   8)

[grotbag]

they reccomend that you pick the berries off,i used to but havent bothered for last couple of years ,and cant see any difference.

[asbean]

I've had berries on some of mine (female, I believe) and the first year I hired a child to pick them off for me.  Didn't bother after that and it didn't affect them at all.