To Cook Asparagus

Enjoy the delicious taste of asparagus with any meal

Some people call it the vampire of the produce aisle! The most unique thing about the white asparagus, though, is the fact that it's grown without any sunlight. One of the most elusive vegetables in the produce aisle, white asparagus is beloved by cooks...

Sweet, delicate, and grassy-green, with full-flavored earthiness, asparagus is a true taste of spring. Their heft stands up well to stronger seasonings, higher heat, and longer cooking, and they pack more flavor per inch.

The tender, grassy-green stalks offer instant elegance to any meal and can even be eaten raw as a snack. We like to pair with other springtime delicacies like wild ramps and fiddlehead ferns, and then serve with some grilled salmon with a side of tabbouleh.

All rights reserved. "It takes a few, pretty hard frosts to turn the fern brown. If you cut the fern green you go into the winter with a gas tank that is not completely full. Then our harvesting began the following year.Upon receiving your asparagus crowns,...

This rich green foliage remains attractive long after harvest. This asparagus plant is a perennial vegetable just once and enjoy the succulent spears for years. A very popular, great tasting asparagus plant.

This mix includes Mary Washington, Purple Passion and Jersey Giant. Purple Passion(10 Roots): This asparagus plant is a perennial vegetable just once and enjoy the succulent spears for years.

Jersey Giant is one of the earliest asparagus to emerge in the spring. Rust-resistant. Predominately male variety produces high yields of very big speared asparagus. Very disease tolerant.

Can produce up to twice the yield of standard varieties. Plant asparagus just once for several years of harvest. High yielding produce of giant asparagus spears! Jersey Giant produces an abundance of flavorful and succulent asparagus spears.

Vigorous grower and high disease resistance. Grows tall stalks that can yield up to 3-4 times more asparagus than other varieties. A very productive and great tasting plant.

A very nutritious and tasty vegetable to have in your garden. This asparagus plant is a perennial vegetable just once and enjoy the succulent spears for years. A fun and colorful asparagus to grow.

One of the highest yielding male hybrid asparagus available to the home gardener. Top producer is noted for maintaining its high yield year after year and its ability to withstand cold winter temperatures.

Includes 10 Jersey Knight and 10 Jersey Giant Asparagus plants.

And they cost no more than ordinary asparagus roots. The stalks are much larger -- up to 4'' around. Grow in poor, salty or alkaline soil. This left the bigger more succulent male plants.

You'll want to order enough for large beds of delicious asparagus. Mary Washington Asparagus is perhaps the easiest grown of all summer vegetables. Once it is established, the original planting usually produces for 20 years! Produces abundant, giant-size...

New strain of asparagus with uniquely-colored burgundy spears that are larger, sweeter and tastier than most asparagus varieties. Even tastes great raw! We've noticed that it turn green when cooked, but the taste doesn't change.

Will provide enough transplants for 1 acre). 21 days, 68-86°F. Some resistance to R and Blight. The plants start producing early and can be harvested for up to two months. Mary Washington is the most popular asparagus with home gardeners and farmers.

A versatile vegetable, asparagus can be eaten fresh, raw or cooked, or can be frozen or canned. Asparagus bolt is really an incorrect term to describe what is actually happening to the asparagus patch, however.When asparagus first emerges, slim, tender...

Asparagus gets along with many other plants, butare notorious for being excellent asparagus plant companions. In the following article, we will discuss the benefits of companion planting with asparagus and what grows well with asparagus.Companions for...

Rust, Fusarium wilt, Fusarium stem and crown rot. Fill in trench as asparagus grows. The key to good production is well-prepared, deeply dug beds with lots of organic matter. Plant your 1 year old crowns shortly after you receive them.

Complete instructions are included with your order. Asparagus is a hardy perennial. With each successive year, your plant productivity and harvest window will increase. Store at 36°F and 100% relative humidity.