Well, they've had their chill period. That's good. You have absolutely nothing to lose. Plant them and see what happens. My neighbor planted daffodils three weeks ago in her yard and they are up and setting blooms. Get to it and keep your fingers crossed!

Go to your profile, create an Ideabook, and upload your photo(s) into it. Then come back here, click on Houzz Photo underneath the text box, and select which photo you want people to see. That's what I have to do when I'm on my phone using the mobile site. "I never had a problem posting at Garden Web, just here!" In the old GW, uploading photos directly was a relatively new thing. As in it only came about in like 2013 or so. I remember having to upload photos like this. That was a pain in the rear. Rodney

Garlic and shallots can still be planted. You plant them in the fall and depending on your location and the variety they will be ready for harvest sometime between late June and mid August. Sometimes they sprout in the fall before the ground freezes and sometimes they don't but they will grow fine regardless. Bulb onions are completely different. What variety you plant and when depends on your location. In New England you will need a long day onion. Lots of information on growing these a search here and on the Allium Forum will pull up but in short, if you are starting from seed you will need to start them indoors in January or February and then transplant them outdoors maybe sometime around mid April. They will be ready for harvest in mid summer. If you want to deal with seeds and decide to plant sets or store bought transplants then you will still plant them in the spring. If you plant them at the wrong time onions will only make scallions and will not bulb up (same goes for garlic and shallots too). "I have more of these (grocery store) red onions that went soft and are sprouting. Compost or plant them?" You can plant them if you want but don't expect them to form a bulb. They will make scallions and will flower. Onions are biennial and flower in their second year or growing season. Rodney P.S. Here's the link to the Allium Forum. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/allium

I try to make a trip to Youngstown at least once a year. I love to visit Fellows Riverside Botanical Gardens. One of the best gardens I have ever been to. All plants are labeled and they have tons of them. Takes several hours to see most of it. Then we stopped at Lanterman's Mill. An old grist mill completely over hauled and like new. They even sell ground corn, wheat, and buckwheat that was ground there. It is still working!!!