Noting your location, most bulb type plants need to be planted in the fall. I plant shallots in late fall and have the fresh “onions” all during the winter. I remember having garlic on the farm, but we always planted them in late fall too.
You may want to use them if they are still firm and start some late in the fall. I tried to plant some garlic during the summer season and it all rotted before sprouting.
My garlic gets planted in the fall and most are harvested by June 15. I dug the small Vietnamese 3 days ago and there is a real trooper as my First Wife is still able to use last years crop while the others turned to powder. I grow 6 varieties now but at one time I was planting 10. Some are soft neck and some are stiff neck. Chinese Pink matures very early here in Eureka Ca. but I lost the seed stock last year and must buy new bulbs again soon.
The weather is a little cooler here this season and the sun is not heating the soil. I found a 12# bag of Lily Miller 5-10-5 at a Do It Best lumber yard a few weeks ago for about $10. 4# boxes are not cost effective here. At 76 I find it hard to get motivated and get things accomplished like hooking up the drip lines and timers but the soil is holding the moisture of early May’s rain...