In article , Annawen.6ad3086
@gardenbanter.co.uk says...

This is my first visit here so apologies if this question has been asked
before but... I planted garlic late last year and they've been doing
really well, but when I checked them today I noticed that about 20cms up
the stem from the soil surface there are these little cloves that have
formed. They are not flower heads - they look like proper little
cloves, but they're up the stem rather than under/on the soil. Does
anyone know what they are and what I should do about or with them?

They're called bulbils. They can be cooked with, too. Had a laugh when
my wife decided to try some in the garden the other day. ...hot stuff.

If you planted them, you'd get more garlic.

The cloves are underground.

You harvest when the tops start to die back. Use a fork to loosen the
soil and lift them. There's lots of info. on the net.

We have so much garlic growing from cloves and bulbils that we had to
harvest early to make room for other stuff...