You're picking your asparagus WRONG

Tips for the asparagus home grower.
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[@balaam_7087]

Asparagus grows as if someone was trying to prank someone else into thinking that’s how asparagus grows. It looks like someone just took some asparguses and stuck them in the ground

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

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[@TrueFoodTV]

Good morning, Dwayne!! How are you doing?

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[@vegemitegirl1971]

I have grown asparagus for 14 years here in rural Australia. I've always cut mine with a dedicated garden knife, below ground level. My season starts in late August. Last year spring was extremely wet and cold here and asparagus season was about 10 weeks, very rare to last that long. My favourite way to eat it is straight from the garden, most doesn't reach the kitchen. What is not eaten fresh is frozen that day. I've got 7 crowns but want 2 or 3 more so I have a mini glut.

[@michaelsylvester7272]

Hi Nicole, Thanks for sharing!

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain

[@allyoucancook3449]

A pairing knife works just as well.

[@muhammadeliashossain9047]

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[@TrueFoodTV]

Thank you for watching! And for your kind words. 🙏

[@nataa5133]

Great asparagus tips 👍🏻 and tools ⚒️

[@im_agine852]

My mom used one of our old steak knives and taught us to cut it below the surface. That was 55 years ago. Hmmm isn't that something

[@TrueFoodTV]

Well done, mom!

[@ChrisLocke1969]

so good to see and hear you again (edited: in the garden!), lovely person! ;)

[@TrueFoodTV]

Thanks, Chris! Looking forward to doing more in the garden this season!

[@patrickpleasant151]

It blows my mind but I'm in north east Oklahoma and I'm zone 6B. Just a bit jealous!

[@analyzee]

Hello dearly! Will you explain how to grow mint many ways and from seeds ? Am interesting to see your ways

[@johncarter1735]

❤❤ love it ❤❤

[@MD-wk3gj]

Understandable for keeping the asparagus as fresh as possible but is that best for the plant/crown? I’d be concerned about damaging the crown, or as you mentioned, another shoot if cutting below the surface of the soil.

[@TrueFoodTV]

Don't be afraid! Cut just below the soil, 45 degree angle. My crowns are thriving and I've been harvesting this way as long as I've had them. I think the asparagus farmers know what they're doing. ;)

[@allyoucancook3449]

I have cut mine with a pairing knife, at dirt level for about 10 years. Season last about 6 to 8 weeks here in KY, zone 6.

[@rockys7726]

Isn't that tool the same as the weeder fork with a wedge tip? So I just need to clean my weeder and I don't have to buy another mono-tool.

[@SecondComingTwice]

Thanks for the info. Now all I have to do is get my years old crowns to actually produce enough to actually harvest something worth munching on. (Should've designated an asparagus only bed, but haven't due to a lack of space with sufficient sunlight and probably ought not cut down my neighbor's tree👿)

[@mikyahalbena-yasharal3387]

Question: so of fudge up cutting my asparagus in my garden for the last year. How should I handle those 1-2 inch stubs that are sticking above the ground?

[@TrueFoodTV]

If you don't have an asparagus cutter to cut them out, then wait until they dry out and you can usually break them off.

[@eazypeazy33]

Great pro tip! #EarthAngel 💐💐

[@Chef-Bret]

I hate asparagus, do not grow it, but cheers for the new video. I love your content!

[@Zednor9]

Context is key. When farmers are cutting asparagus to take to market, where it'll need to last for days before being cooked, the method shown in this video is great. However, if you are going with a garden straight to kitchen approach, then this is over-complicating things. There's no benefit to cutting below the soil in this context, as you're not going to be keeping it around long enough that the added stalk and woodiness will come into play. There are a few unnecessary downsides, as you need a specialized tool and you risk cutting neighboring stalks. So, while I appreciate the information, without providing more context, this video is misleading. I assume most home gardeners are going to cut/snap as needed, such that this demonstrated more complex process is unnecessary and more likely to cause damage. This is a minor gripe to be sure, but while normally being a huge fan of this channel, I find this video to be more towards the misinformation end of the spectrum.

[@Bob-bo8ik]

You say. Do you have any proof? A man told me is not proof.

[@mlee1308]

Mine is 4.5 inches. 😢

[@Max_SiddiQ]

😂they do run away very fast )) and no sorry don't buy it - you can damage main root - cutting just above the ground (about 1cm) is good enough for me