Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
I agree, it basically means your plants are happy.
I usually stop picking around the 4th of July -- by that time most of the shoots coming up are quite thin and we have pretty much glutted ourselves on asparagus; perfectly okay if they are still growing.
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion