David Hill wrote:
I wonder why we never see garlic harvested and sold "in the green".
That is pulled just before the first signs of bulbing starts, then the whole
thing leaves and stems can be used, and it is a little less strong than it
will be when it is harvested as a bulb

In Greece market stalls do this (about May time IIRC). It then cedes to
dried bulbs later in the summer.

Theo