Garlic help please

[Lisasbolt]

Up until pretty much this time last year i grew everything straight into the ground. Well this time last year i pretty much ignored the plot as i was making raised beds. The fence i had peas growing up collapsed on top of some garlic and i was naughty and never did anything with it.
I am now just trying to sort out that area, i thought the garlic would have just died especially going without water for months!! but to my surprise they must have grown into bulbs and now are in the ground and look like a little patch of grass where all the cloves have sprouted.
Do you think i can do anything with them? shall i try and dig them up, separate and replant. or just leave them to see what they do?

Thanks in advance

[roitelet]

I would dig them up and see what you have got. If any of the cloves look a decide to size than replant those the tiny ones won't come to anything. Better to start again with new cloves.

[Mr Bones]

Agree with Roitelet, little cloves grow into little bulbs, might be better to dig up and use what you can.

[Lisasbolt]

I already have 90 fresh cloves in the plot, just did not want these to go to waste.

[veggiechicken]

You could leave them and use as green garlic when you need a garlic fix
PS
I've just imagined you can do this so it may not work

[muddled]

I think I would leave them be, you might end up with a good little perenial garlic patch with juicy, mild flavoured stems to use like fat garlic chives throughout the year.

(but then, I always choose the 'no work-food for free' option )

[Lisasbolt]

Thank you i think i will do that

[NatalieCooke]

When do I need to plant my garlic?

[Aberdeenplotter]

I normally stick mine in the ground along with my overwintering onions in October. Didn't get round to it this year though so they will be started off in the greenhouse and planted out in a mild spell in spring

[Tripmeup]

When do I need to plant my garlic?

Any time now ideally, mid to end Oct is when I do mine..

[Lisasbolt]

You should have got it in really if you are over wintering. I think you will still be fine putting it in now. Or start off in modules like AP is doing.

[clod]

If you already have a crop planted, then one option would be to dig you patch up next spring and make it into a spray against aphids