Asparagus U-Pick Orchards in West Virginia in 2023, by area of state
Keep in mind, not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have asparagus orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
These are the areas of the state that have asparagus orchards to pick asparagus. Click on the area closet you!
Asparagus Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Asparagus is one of the first crops to harvest in the early Spring. Asparagus is usually green, but there is a white (blanched) version that has been kept covered until harvested, so no light reaches it, and even a purple version.
Pick your own asparagus
Pick your own asparagus is pretty rare in the U.S., much more
common in the U.K. and Europe. U-Pick white asparagus is REALLY hard
to find in the U.S.
Eckerts in Belleville, Illinois, has it.
To pick asparagus, just look for asparagus spears are about 6 to 10
inches above the soil line, are firm, with tightly closed tips.
Then just cut at the base (ground level) or snap each spear; they
usually snap off cleanly at the ground level.
Canning, Freezing and Asparagus recipes
- Freezing asparagus
- Canning Asparagus
- Canning pickled asparagus
- Canning one jar of pickled asparagus
- Oven-roasted Asparagus recipe
- Cheesy garlic roasted asparagus
- White asparagus
Grow your own asparagus (white or green)
The Old farmer's Almanac has a good page about how to grow your own asparagus, white or green. I've been growing it for years. It's probably the easiest thing you can grow. And after you harvest in the spring, you let it grow, and it produces 5 ft tall fern-like leaves that make a nice background hedge at the back of the garden. So don't plant it where it will block the sun from other parts of the garden. The leaves suck up energy from the sun and store it in the roots to produce next Spring;'s crop.
Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)
- Farm markets and roadside stands
- Local Honey Finder
- Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
- Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
- Easter egg hunts
- Children"s consignment sales
- Fruit and vegetable festivals
- Winery tours and wine tastings
- Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
- Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
- Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
- Pumpkin patches
- Corn mazes
- Zombie Paintball venues
- Christmas Tree Farms & lots
- Environmental resources
- Consumer fraud information
- Wholesale food sources
- Resources for Farmers
Looking for canning equipment and supplies?
Water bath canner with a jar rack
Pressure canner for gas, electric and induction stoves
Canning scoop (this one is PERFECT)
Ball Blue book (most recent version)
Above is the
2020 version of
the Ball Blue Book