You're right in the heart of Arkansas, I would plant in November too.
http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate...tates/usar0909
ilex, you are right. It is a leek that is like an onion too. The bulb looks like garlic. I have been as close to San Diego as 1,165 km - Somewhere in-between lives my sister-in-law in a desert town. I don't dare to cross that desert - she might be there.
