Asparagus: SPRING’S DELICATE GIFT

Marlies Gruber, 20.04.2026

Asparagus impresses not just with its delicate taste but also with its nutritional value, especially its high potassium content, which helps to lower blood pressure. Yet what gives it its different colors? And which variety should you choose.

Whether white, green, mid-April until June 24, St. John’s Day. On this day, dedicated to the biblical John the Baptist, the harvest traditionally ends. Or, as an old farmer’s rule puts it: “Until St. John’s Day, don’t forget, eat asparagus for seven weeks!”

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Asparagus: SPRING’S DELICATE GIFT