>>Augie : how can you know in the early season which stalk is male and which is female (seed producing) ?
Is it like squash where the males are the first to appear , followed by the female stalks (seed producers) ?
Are they sequential ? <<
My one female asparagus from my first planting tends to push stems after the males from the same planting, which were supposed to be all male crowns.
The stems are nearly twice as fat as the males, and there are considerably fewer of them.
Whether that holds true generally or not, I have no idea. I don’t remember the variety for certain, but I’m pretty sure it was Jersey Giant.
OTOH, just mark which plant produces orange berries; either the plant is male, or it is female, unlike squash, or so many other plants.
Thank you - that is an insightful way to prevent female plants .
I imagine that you would use small stakes in the ground alongside the female plants if you wish to restrict female asparagus seed production .
How far apart are your asparagus plants , without crowding them, and yet allowing them to spread ?