Topic: The seasonal squish begins

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Just as a warning for those new to asparagus growing...I found a dozen asparagus beetles on my plants today, I've been checking regularly so I think these may be the first, so look out for them. They can make your young spears inedible, and can defoliate any you leave to grow on. Horrible things!

[squeezyjohn]

My asparagus is in it's second year - last year there were loads of beetles - very hard to keep on top of!  This year I've got some ferns already and no beetles so far ... however there's going to be a hell of a lot more foliage to check this time 

They really can strip a plant - I'm pretty sure they killed one of the weaker crowns last year.