I think my zone was changed to 8a a couple of years ago. Before that I was a zone 7. Trouble with the zone designation are the spells that aren't supposed to happen. I think for zones 6b-8b, those spells are perhaps not usual, but they aren't unheard of either. Seems like the "once in a hundred years" events are putting in appearances a lot more often now. This location has always been a bit unpredictable. I've seen the last freeze occur in early February and as late as the beginning of May. In the last 5 years records have been set for winter cold extremes, summer heat extremes, number of days without rain, more powerful tornadoes, and ice storms. Even native plants have taken a hit.
I have chives, rosemary, sage and a sad parsley which have been known to survive the winter months, but the last few winters have had a freeze event that took out the rosemary and parsley. I had onions going well last winter and the late, too cold freeze took them out, so I had to replant. The current few onions have been going for a few months now, so I'm curious if being planted sooner is going to help them. I've been wanting some multiplying onions for a while. Where did you obtain them? Or are they a pass along plant? We grew them when I was a kid, but I never see them anymore.
