I noticed that you plant garlic in the fall for harvest in the winter in the UP in Michigan. The weather has to be as cold there as here though perhaps the duration isn't as long. Do you supposed that would work here. I have planted the little cloves and they just rot in the summer. Same with green onions. What do you supposed I am doing wrong. Do they need comparatively dry soil? And how do you preserve them? Sometimes I get the most yukky garlic from the store which I assume is getting old. I have heard of just putting them in olive oil all in one piece (entire garlic 'bunch). Not to anxious to do that
