Asparagus question

[Digeroo]

Bit new to asparagus.  When do you cut off the tops for the winter?  They still seem to be very green even though we have had some quite heavy frosts.

[Digeroo]

[small]

I leave mine till they have gone through the orange/yellow stage and are drying off. For me, that was yesterday, but my bed starts very early so I stop cutting early.

[Linnea]

same as small. I wait until all the goodness has gone back into the crown, then cut them back

[Digeroo]

Rather surprisingly mine is still very green and lush.  It is a toss up whether to cut before the goodness has been retrieved, or the wind loosens the plant and allowing frost etc into the roots.

[mormor]

Mine are also green. They were later to start than anyone else's.  I plan to wait until they are brown. After all with so much top it must give some frost protection!!???

[green lily]

I cut mine off about a month ago when they were just yellowing. They were shading the onions which were beginning to lean sideways so I chopped it all back over a couple of days. Think they'll be ok. I weeded them and gave then a goodnight cuppa of seaweed meal... then covered them up against cats and left them to sleep...