Mushy Asparagus

[timberlane]

I had some nice looking spears a couple of days ago. Now they are all mushy and look to be dead or on their way. Does a heavy frost cause this or something else ? I just planted them last year. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[lesa]

I'll bet they are frost bitten...You really should wait a few years to harvest them anyway.

 

[timberlane]

i wasn't going to harvest this year I was just concerned that something other than frost might be the problem.

 

[sparks]

Ours have been freezing.Then they are mushy.
They will keep coming. If this is the first year, just let them grow.

 

[Carol Dee]

We have an established bed that was coming up when we got a cold night. Those spears turned mushy. New stuff is just fine.