As the Autumn is now moving earnestly into Winter, it seems time to cut down the asparagus stalks, mulch the beds, and leave the plants to rest until Spring. When there is little to eat in the garden - early Spring is the barest of times for me - I eat a lot of asparagus. I have planted the ends of four of my eight beds with asparagus plants.
Now in mid-May, the asparagus plants have changed colour from green to yellow and you can see from the bottom right-hand corner of the photo, I've begun to cut them and stack them. I will add these stalks to the compost heap. It usually takes me a couple of days to get through the task of cutting, stacking, weeding out the bed, and then mulching. If I get a chance, I'll update my progress as I go along.
If you're interested, here's a photo from a similar angle, taken a few months ago when the asparagus plants were green and bushy.
