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I have about 200' of purple asparagus I planted from bareroot this past spring which have sprouted out in bunches & are all about 6-10 feet tall ferns now and most are as round as a quarter or bigger. I didn't know they would sprout in bunches like that! I still have new shoots sprouting that are taller than me in a few days here and there although most have been around for months.
Anyways, I'm in zone 9, south Louisiana. We always get frosts & a couple light freezes, but rarely under 27 or 28. Will my asparagus die off at all? How do you make them dormant in the deep south so they will be ready to resprout and harvest in the spring?
Next spring I will have them in the ground for only a year, but they were 2-year old bareroots... should I be able to get a decent harvest next year since they are nice and fat - or should I leave them alone a whole 'nother year?
I'm confused as to when or if they will die back on their own at all and what to do with them over winter, it's especially hard to find info on them relating to growing them in the south.
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