See the advice immediately below re fertilizer, pH, and compost to increase the size of the spears (for that matter, read the advice we give above, too).
As for the weeds, you need to pull out as many as you can and then mulch. Several inches is not too much. And 鈥渆dge鈥 the bed: Push a spade or edge into the edge of the bed to cut the weed roots there. (You’ll need to do this every year.)
See the advice immediately below re fertilizer, pH, and compost to increase the size of the spears (for that matter, read the advice we give above, too).
As for the weeds, you need to pull out as many as you can and then mulch. Several inches is not too much. And 鈥渆dge鈥 the bed: Push a spade or edge into the edge of the bed to cut the weed roots there. (You’ll need to do this every year.)