Confused asparagus

[Tin Shed]

I have a confused asparagus plant! The foliage eventually died down last year, was cut down and mulched - and now it is shooting up again. Do you think I should to cut it down when it grows a bit more, or leave it to take its chances with the frosts when they arrive?
Any advice gratefully received abd a Happy New Year and Happy Gardening to you all.

[Tin Shed]

[Robert_Brenchley]

Leave it and see. Perhaps put it under fleece or cloches.

[saddad]

I'll check mine next time I'm home in the light (Sat?)
:-\

[jeremyf]

Mine are doing the same - they were from seed in 06 and are putting out pencil thick white spears - hope they are not going to waste valuable energy doing this too early. PS I haven't got round to cutting down the ferns yet - they are only about 18inches tall - some of the ferns are still green.

Also some of my raspberries are shooting up new growth?

jeremy

[glow777]

Im a bit new to asparagus - all the info available says protect shoots from frost. If the shoots do catch a frost will it just kill that shoot and regrow later or will it seriously damage the plant?

The ones I have just planted were showing signs of shooting and we will no doubt have frost soon. I have planted and mulched with straw anything else I need to do?

[saddad]

It could encourage rotting into the crown if you didn't cut it clean later... but apart from that you seem to be doing the right things
::)

[Tin Shed]

Thanks for the advice - I will keep on mulching and hope that we get a cold snap which might slow down growth. If it continues to be a persistant little plant it will have to go under a large water bottle cloche, but I don't have many so I hope the rest of the plants don't follow suit!