any asparagus growers out there? I need advice

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Which roots did you use, Mary Washington or Jersey king?

Figure on not cutting any until year 3, at least, and of those only the ones as thick as a Sharpie permanent marker. I was gonna say as big as your little finger, but that varies. even so, you do not cut all the ones that look good enough to cut, those roots need to grow a bit more in the following years.

You can google when to top dress them, and when to cover the bed if you live in a cold area..they will grow just fine.
My first and 2nd year plants tended to fall over, the stalks were too thin for all the frowsy leaves, but nothing bad came of it.