But wait—you can prevent the tragedy in the first place! Store your asparagus like it’s a bunch of flowers. Trim the bottoms and stand them upright in a jar with an inch of water. Cover the tips loosely with a plastic bag. This buys you two or three more days.
Not doing this is like leaving a bouquet on a hot car dashboard. You monster. Keep them in the fridge, not on the counter. Asparagus is a drama queen—it wilts if it’s too hot.
One more wild fact: White asparagus is just the same plant, but it’s grown under mounds of dirt to block sunlight. So when you see white spears, they are literally asparagus that never saw the sun. That’s not bad—that’s just a goth phase. But if it smells, it’s still bad.
