Seedsavers sells some seedlings: heirloom tomato & pepper and maybe a few others but they sell out early and they ship them too late for Louisiana tomatoes. I ordered some a few years ago just to see because of the limited varieties available here. They really suffered in the heat before they died.
Went to the local TSC for a goat block and looked at their garden plants: all Bonnie & all in 3" pots . These chain stores are really cashing in on the home gardening!
OMG - a 3 gallon fig tree is $50!
Check in with your local High School - ours has an FFA and often sell bedding plants.
A locally based nursey group, Clegg's, in Baton Rouge has great garden plants (not Bonnie)(they grow their own) and they have onions, shallots and garlic starts/bulbs by the pound.
Also, check with any...
I stopped at our local Home Depot (Monday 1 pm) and they had no onions or cell packs of plants. Only single potted herbs and veg at $3.98/each. The seed section was a mess. As a matter of fact, the whole garden area was a dirty, disorganized not-shopping-here-no-more pit.
I have ordered mine from Dixondale farms for 12 years. Always get the short day mix, always have lottsa great yellow, white and red onions...
I have friends who always get the Candy onions and they even do well despite being an intermediate day onion.