Elephant garlic

I live in southern KY. I planted elephant garlic this past spring and it was doing really well until we had a whole month of gray, wet weather. I lost my zucchini plants to stem rot and my garlic started to rot as well. I dug them up and planted them in dry, fresh dirt. The bulbs were extremely wet. Nothing happened. Now, mid Oct. they are sprouting. Shoots are about 6-8 inches high. We are starting into frost warnings at night but I cover my elevated garden each night as I have peppers and eggplants still growing. What should I do about the garlic? Is it going to die off as the temps fall? What is the best way to keep them, at least for replanting next spring? Thanks.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 10/20/2015 @ 2:04 am

Garlic is ready to harvest when the leaves die down.

I suspect when you dug up your bulbs then replanted you the bulb reset it’s growth.

You certainly could harvest the garlic and replant the bulbils.

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