In the late spring I had bulbs of garlic about to be harvested but was away for 3 weeks. I harvested 40 before going and they were a little premature. I harvested 40 after returning and some had gone past prime. i put the past prime ones in the fridge but they started to mold so I pulled them out and left them in the garage. The good ones, the majority, I kept in a cool dry place.
I planted the sub prime ones in mid October. All but 1 or 2 came up (or perhaps I missed a hole for planting). I now have 107 plants growing.
I’m impressed with how resilient garlic is.

And I can’t get it to grow to save my life...