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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Maddie Thomas

Here’s a great tip! Asparagus among Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for September

Reeling in the spears: green asparagus will come down in price to under $2 a bunch in September.
Reeling in the spears: green asparagus will come down in price to under $2 a bunch in September. Photograph: La Bicicleta Vermella/Getty Images

According to Melbourne greengrocer John Biviano, the best thing about spring is asparagus, with the local Victorian season in Australia’s largest asparagus-growing district, Koo Wee Rup, off to a good start.

He says growers have already offered him green and white asparagus. “It’s a sign of how good this season is going to be,” says Biviano, who owns Biviano & Sons in Melbourne’s Fairfield.

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