If you can still find roots you could still plant them. The earlier the better so they have a good chance to get established. Last year we planted 25 hills early May, and then when the Garden Center put them on sale we planted another 25 at the first of June. They were a little behind last year, but this year you can't tell they apart. I think the key is the kind of care you give them yet this summer, so they have good strong roots for next spring.

NancyJane, Here in Central Texas we plant asparagus in January/February. We are in zone 8, with winter temps down to 20 degrees and highs in the 400's (just kidding, actually a few days in three digits in July and August). If your asparagus isn't doing well, it may be the variety you have been sold. Check with your county agricultural extension agent on a variety that does well in your area.

Best to get dead stuff off the asparagus in the fall so the asparagus beetle has no place to overwinter. This post was edited by laceyvail on Tue, Jan 27, 15 at 5:54

My next door neighbor said her asparagus was dwindling; of course, it's a total weed-fest over there. Anyway, her father rototilled them, thinking that would get rid of them. Apparently, that spurred on the plants, and now they are swimming in asparagus. I guess that goes to the comment about how far the roots will go and how easily they get rootbound. Maybe if you have a bed that you're going to give up on anyway, it might be worth a try! We had a patch that was going on fifty years. Crabgrass made it impossible to keep weeded and bugs of some sort had infested them so we just mowed that area and turned it into lawn. I've missed having asparagus here, so this year, I decided to start a food forest, and behind the serviceberry bushes, I planted 50 crowns. They all came up, and already, many had two or three stalks. They are all ferned out, and at this point, taller than the serviceberries. I can't wait till I can start harvesting some. I have some in my vegetable garden, too. Those will be three years old next spring, so I should be able to harvest those with abandon. Unfortunately, there are only about 6 plants that survived from the first year.