Should I Let My Asparagus Form Seeds?

They’re pretty, but should I strip them off? I planted male hybrid asparagus but apparently some females crept in somehow and I have seeds.  Some sources say the seeds sap the strength from the plants and should be removed. Actually, they say the entire plant,...

Row Cover Flop

I installed row covers over several beds because the seedlings of my fall/winter crops were getting eaten by bugs, dug up by cats, and stolen by fairies. I pounded 12″ segments of rebar into the ground and curved 1″ pvc plumbing pipe over them. Then I...