Potato Onion and Shallot For Gulf Coast

[bigoledude]

One of the places online that sell potato onions discourages attempting to grow them any further south than 35 degrees latitude. I live just southeast of New Orleans 29° 56' 33" N / 89° 57' 47" W. I'd rather focus my little time and space to a surer proposition if they won't do well. Is anyone aware of growing them successfully this far south?

How well do they multiply?


LSU Cooperative Extension Service recommends the following shallots for our area; Bonheur, Delta Giant, Summergreen and Louisiana Evergreen. I'd have more chance of finding a unicorn than finding these varieties of shallots!


Our Creole/Cajun folks rarely use shallots as a dry bulb. I have never seen a family member or friend use a dry shallot bulb in cooking or eating fresh. We just go yank a bunch, stick one back in the ground, and go on. We use the green leaves and the white bottom portion almost equally. They stay green year round.


EVERYONE in my parish lost our shallots under the 14 feet of Katrina's flood waters and slop. Many of us are still struggling to find a replacement for the shallots (never even heard a name given for them) we grew for many years. Can someone recommend shallots that would grow and multiply well in these hot humid summer conditions and usually almost warmish winters?