As an ex asparagus farmer I can corroborate her assertion, fat asparagus is almost always more tender. An asparagus field that produces primarily thin asparagus is typically late season and/or enviromentally stressed. I did very well selling at farmer markets, although in the beginning, people would ask for the thin young tender stalks. After educating them nobody wanted the skinny ones. lol. Rather than weighing by the pound I sold by the bunch deliberately creating a line up by bunching each order. A line creates a line. Soon several other farmers would save me a spot so that they could sell ro people stuck in my lineup. I grew an old heritage variety (Martha Washington) that was much more flavourful. My field was 45 years old when I took over, with 6' diameter crowns. University researchers came to study how it could still be producing so well. So if you're home gardening check out the availability of heritage varieties. Typically lower yields but worth it for the quality. By comparison commercial asparagus is so bland. Try it raw in salads, it's similar to snow pea pods. If you're processing larger amounts wear gloves, the juice will cause bleeding cracks and blackened skin.

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Thanks for spreading knowledge to us . Nicole your speaking skills always on topic

Very Interesting, I’ve was wondering about that. Thanks!

Superb video as always Nicole!

Thanks so much for featuring my favorite veggie!

Right on point and eloquently illustrated! I’ve always found the thinner asparagus to be tougher so I tend to douse them in more olive oil when baking. Given the choice at the supermarket I always go for the fat asparagus.

Hi Nicole, Very interesting thanks for sharing!

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Everytime I see you're thumbnail I'm reminded of my dear friend Nancy Hanoeman. You could be twins! Love the short vids. Very informative as usual.

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very good experieance very helpfull thank you

Stay healthy dear, always love your content

wow!!! i just learned something about my very favorite veggie!! thank you! 💚💚

I love your love for and sharing of information on asparagus my beautiful friend! :D

Just what I was wondering then POW! YOU ANWERED MY QUESTION. Thank you

Will need to make something with asparagus tonight, thanks for the inspiration! 😊

I don't know if you've ever eaten Asparagus from the ground, like exactly when you pick it...but it doesn't taste very much like cooked or canned asparagus. It tastes like *_CANDY!_* It's amazing! After eating it fresh, I can't imagine cooking it. Who would/could have such a super power (to be able to pick it and not immediately eat it). What a horrible super power that would be!

On the note of peeling asparagus simply being wasteful; it would be great to get a video guide compilation on food prep misconceptions. Expand this out to the does and don'ts of common veggies. Cutting both ends of a veggie, removing cores, cutting woodie parts, removing skin, I find people all have particularities on what veggies they do what to. Thank you for all the content and the efforts that go into making these for us. (Edit: typos)

I grew up on a little 'gus farm. Fat asparagus is way more likely to fall over in the wind when they finally go to seed.

We love this! The more you know!

i started to plant asparagus here in tropic with 33c in average

This is the first I seen you with something new. Good to see you. What about using asparagus with olive oil on BBQ grill?

Thank you Nicole

Maybe people figured that since veal is better than full grown beef, that baby veggies would be better than grown veggies.

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I only ever bought thin asparagus. who knew. thanks. Best food channel BTW.

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My most forgotten favorite veggie. Buttered up with melted cheese. There’s an organic farm in the Finger Lakes area of western New York that cultivates beef that melts in your mouth. Sublime with asparagus, Yukon gold potatoes, pinot.

So what are the varieties you have in the video? I want to plant the thicker kind, what is it?

Hi, can you please tell me the fertilizing routine for asparagus? I've started growing some from the seeds. It's two years old.

I'm allergic to asparagus so I don't eat it, but I knew I'd learn some awesome things by watching this. You didn't disappoint!

I’m Dutch and in this region of Europe (Belgium, Germany and perhaps other countries too), green asparagus are a fairly recent thing. They’re not eaten commonly. The more common type of asparagus is the white one. Those you really do need to peel or they’ll be unpleasantly chewy.

Thank you for sharing asparagus..👍

Can you just keep your hair like that? Quite lovely. And your asparagus video was awesome! Who knew?? I love me some asparagus! Happy Friday!! 🥳

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I did happen to know that.what I didn’t know was that it was a bad idea to harvest asparagus in the first year you grow them . I did that and they never grew back.I think I’ll keep trimming the ends though that stuff is tougher than Patton!!

Asparagus 😝. I'd still like to hear about pumpkin and zucchini flowers 😋

Had some asparagus tonight with sweet potato and a sirloin. Was the fat sort and I didnt eat them all. Delish. Wifey enjoyed her rice pilaf and sirloin. Love good food. 👍

I’m cool with any form of asparagus. Mmmmmm a warm pile with a poached egg and hollandaise any day for brekkie!.

Baby Asparagus = Marketing

What no red or green or white asparagus taste comparisons?

Can asparagus grow in the Caribbean?

I was taught by the original winemaker at Chaddsford (I think you may be a local Nicole) to always snap the bottom off rather than cutting it off. He said snapping it removed the toughest part perfectly each time.

You are probably the only person in the world who is beautiful because of the way she speaks. I love your shows; very informative, precise, educational and engaging. Keep up with your good works, Nicole!

The more you know. 🌈

there are many varieties of asparagus, white, young, so forth, there is a system to it, never harvest first year, only 2 weeks second, 3 weeks 3rd, maybe 4 then dump, 10 yr old can be tough and gritty, very large

I never knew that about asparagus. I always pick wild asparagus when I see them 🙂

Do you grow asparagus? Can you show how to grow it in a home garden?

What about white asparagus? Especially popular in Germany, they also have dedicated asparagus peelers . . . maybe the white asparagus needs different treatment?

My brother always told me that if you want big asparagus the root needs to be deep in the ground. I found this not to be true based on years of production. The longer and healthier the root the bigger the asparagus. If asparagus roots are allowed to mature with good fertility they will produce big asparagus. I use lots of manure with added lime.

Great job kid!!

Does etiquette dictate that you should eat asparagus with your fingers or its ok to eat it with a knife & fork?

As a German I can only say: true! And: wait until you tried perfectly cooked white asparagus with a hollandaise sauce!

I was Blown to find that both pencil and fat are flexible yet strong but the Fatter ones better counteract tough Mouthfeel and are more tender.

Love asparagus! Spray it with oil, pinch of salt, toss it into the air fryer for 7 minutes and Yum!

I planted a few hundred asparagus crowns this year. My market garden is over half an acre and I'm planning to continue to expand for another 4 years. It's a lot of work and I'm not expecting to have a day off until December. Anyways.. You're hot lol

I did not expect the blow- kiss!

Yes I am fat but I am also tender

thicc asparagus is the best

Good to know 🥰 I love asparagus but I don’t like asparagus pee

Haha why on Earth would someone peel asparagus? Never heard that before!

I can never find asparagus here

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Thanks Nicole, now I have a selling point for my customers that turn up their noses at the fat ones at Market tomorrow....

Fat tends to be tough and taste bitter. Skinny is much more tender with a sweeter taste. Skinny for me.

Duh! Thick-faster growing-softer!!!

Sorry but I’ve had both and thin asparagus has always, always tasted better to this Supertaster (hate bitter tastes). Understand, I HATE asparagus. But when I got fresh, thin asparagus from a farmer’s mkt, drizzled them in olive oil, sprinkled with salt, and baked them, they were incredible to me. Why? For whatever reason (being thinner, maybe), the bitterness went away, and the spears were simultaneously tender and crispy. Thick asparagus just does not work for me, and is almost always more bitter and/or woodier-tasting to me. Now, if you’re not a supertaster, you might not care. But if you are, don’t listen to this video’s advice..

Never tried an asparagus in my life, it is not easy to find it in my city.

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Could that explain other phenomena involving human procreation ?

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Girls say I have a pencil member. Quit disappointing for the girls