I am interested in the practice of growing garlic, I mean real garlic not
elephant garlic etc. Around here some have planted already (late summer)
and others will not plant for more than a month (autumn). There are
commercial offerings of "seed" which say plant also in spring but that also
says 16-20 weeks to maturity.

I will be planting in a few weeks about the equinox and expect to harvest in
spring about 24-26 weeks away. This works very well for me being in the
southern hemisphere (so it grows though winter) in a warm temperate climate,
about zone 9b.

So if you actually grow garlic (compared with reading about it) when do
plant and harvest? What is the relationship to your seasons? What is your
climate like?

David