Do asparagus plants have a life expectancy?
About 10 to 15 years ago I planted 2-year old asparagus crowns.
I cannot remember what variety they were.
The first year we ate none. The second year we ate a little.
After that we have eaten lots of delicious, large asparagus spears.
But for the last 2 years, we have had few edible spears.
We get a few nice, large spears, but mostly we get thin, spindly spears the size of a pencil or smaller that we let grow into 5-foot high bushy plants.
I am wondering if maybe it is time to dig it up and replant.
Or is it a lack of fertilizer or over crowding or what?
Thanks.
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