asparagus

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I went to a farmer's market in Indiana a few days ago. I bought some

asparagus. It had thick stalks but was very tender and snapped when I

tried to break it in half. If I go to the store here in Alaska and

bought asparagus even half the thickness, it would not snap and have a

lot of fibrous strands. I was wondering if there are different types

of asparagus or do they grow it different so it is so tender? Any

ideas out there?

 

Thanks

GB