I took great care in selecting a Serviceberry which could survive the warm
climate of South Carolina and succeeded, only to find that Quince Rust
negates any crop production. Any suggestions? QR also ruins all Mayhaw
fruit here. They both are decorative and attractive but not berry/fruit
producers here.
I highly recommend you take Tanis up on her offer to supply you with some
Egyptian/Walking/Top-set Onions. We gardeners in the South who like a
all-season supply of onions have been growing them for as long as I can
remember. They aren't any competition. taste-wise, to Bermudas or Valdostas
but the tops go well in Oriental dishes and either the bulbs or top-sets
will give an onion flavor to soups, etc. I heard somewhere that onions are
the mostly commonly eaten single food in the World.
Doc Lisenby
Zone 7/8